Senator McKENZIE (Victoria—Minister for Agriculture and Leader of the Nationals in the Senate) (14:22): Absolutely I acknowledge the horrific circumstances that Gemma has found herself in and that hundreds of Australians in New South Wales and Queensland have found themselves in this week and will, if the weather reports are true, continue to find themselves in in coming weeks. Local MPs are on the ground right now in evacuation centres, comforting and supporting their communities, whoever they are. We have volunteers and paid firefighters from not just their home states but right around the country and internationally assisting our communities to deal with these horrific fires. Senator Di Natale: A point of order on relevance: the question was very narrow. I did ask whether the minister acknowledged Ms Plesman's pleas that we're in a climate emergency. I just point to that specific aspect of the question, which was indeed the entirety of the question. The PRESIDENT: I appreciate that, Senator Di Natale. On this issue I was giving ministers and people around the chamber, through the course of the week, some liberality, given the sensitivity of the matter, but you've reminded the minister of the specific nature of your question. I call the minister to continue. Senator McKENZIE: Senator Di Natale, as I've said in this chamber many times in response to your questions and your party's questions, I accept the science of climate change and so does our government, which is why we have a raft of measures to actually bring down emissions, meet our international commitments and ensure that we do everything we can to keep Australians safe. The PRESIDENT: Order, Senator McKenzie. Senator Di Natale, a final supplementary question?