Senator COLBECK (Tasmania—Minister for Aged Care and Senior Australians and Minister for Youth and Sport) (18:08): I table responses to questions taken on notice during question time on 12 and 16 September 2019 asked by Senator Wong relating to the member for Chisholm and to former Senator Dastyari. I seek leave to have the documents incorporated in Hansard. Leave granted. The documents read as follows— MEMBER FOR CHISHOLM Dear Mr President I write with regard to a question I took on notice from Senator Wong during Question Time on Thursday, 12 September 2019 on the matter of the Member for Chisholm. I can confirm again that the Government does not comment on operational matters involving the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation, or any other intelligence agency. I have copied this letter to Senator Wong. Kind regards Mathias Cormann Minister for Finance 17 September 2019 DASTYARI, MR SAM Dear Mr President I write with regard to a question I took on notice from Senator Wong during Question Time on Monday, 16 September 2019 on the matter of former Senator Sam Dastyari. The question assumes that the Prime Minister denied using that term. There was a question that was put at the end of a press conference. The phrase 'racist' was used twice in the question. This is what was referred to in the response. Former Senator Sam Dastyari is one of the reasons the Australian Government moved to implement foreign interference legislation in Australia. I have copied this letter to Senator Wong. Kind regards Mathias Cormann Minister for Finance 17 September 2019