Senator McKENZIE (Victoria—Minister for Agriculture and Leader of The Nationals in the Senate) (14:54): There is the Townsville Airport redevelopment project: on 8 January 2019, the NAIF made an investment decision for a loan of up to $50 million for the Townsville Airport Upgrade Project. The project includes substantial refurbishment to the terminal, more aircraft parking, better road access and an upgrade to core infrastructure as part of— The PRESIDENT: Order! Senator Watt on a point of order. Senator Watt: On relevance: the question was about projects receiving funding, not being approved for funding. Senator Cormann: On the point of order, I think that Senator McKenzie was being incredibly helpful. I would commend to you, Mr President, that you rule the minister is being directly relevant to the question as it was asked by Senator Watt. The PRESIDENT: I can't instruct the minister how to answer a question. The minister was being directly relevant. If the person asking the question does not like it they have an opportunity after question time to debate it. That is a matter for debate, I do not think it is a matter of direct relevance. Senator McKENZIE: As I said, there are 13 projects. Several in the senator's home state of Queensland have been approved, and the process— Senator Watt interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Senator Cormann on a point of order. Senator Cormann: I am committed to training Senator Watt into compliance with the standing orders! Under standing orders it is disorderly to interject and I would ask you to call him to order, Mr President. The PRESIDENT: Senator Watt, you've been particularly voluble this week. I'm going to ask you to attempt to restrain your passions for the next 4½ minutes. Senator McKENZIE: So we have the Townsville Airport and also James Cook University. On 3 July a NAIF loan of up to $98 million was announced for a technology and innovation complex at James Cook University. The usual process would be that these proponents come forward with their projects and enter a process of negotiation with the NAIF to make sure that we can tick off with confidence that taxpayer dollars are not going to be wasted on these projects. So they're going through that process— (Time expired)