Senator O'NEILL (New South Wales) (14:30): My question is to the Minister for Agriculture, Senator McKenzie. In a deal with One Nation, the minister has finally released the draft dairy code of conduct for consultation. The minister's Nationals colleagues have been left fuming, with one complaining of the minister: 'She can deliver for Hanson but she can't deliver for us.' Another colleague has said: We've been busting our arses on dairy, holding the line because we were told it couldn't be done, and then Hanson rolls out and claims the whole bloody lot. Why did it take One Nation to get the minister to bring forward the release of the dairy code of conduct? The PRESIDENT: Order! Before I call the minister, I did hear some interjections about language. The precedent that has been adopted, generally, is that if something has been used in Hansard repeatedly it is not going to be ruled out of order. I would encourage all senators, however, that just because it has been used it doesn't necessarily mean it's appropriate or meets the dignity of the chamber to keep using it. Senator Bernardi on a point of order? Senator Bernardi: I'm not sure that some of the language used in that question has been used repeatedly in Hansard. The PRESIDENT: Obviously, Senator Bernardi, I do not have the facility to check that as we speak. I have, however, been asked about words of that calibre previously, and they have been in the Hansard for decades. My view is that where something has not been ruled out of order previously, unless it is egregious, it's not for the chair to change a standing precedent. However, as I urge all senators, just because something has been done it doesn't necessarily mean it is great for the dignity of the chamber to do it again. Senator Bernardi? Senator Bernardi: I won't labour the point, but some of the language used in that question has been ruled out of order by temporary chairs in the past and, secondly— Honourable senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order! Can I hear Senator Bernardi, please? Senator Bernardi. Senator Bernardi: Secondly, it may have been your ruling previously that just quoting bad language, because someone else has said it—I think it was in respect of Senator Cash—was not an appropriate excuse or rationale for using it. The PRESIDENT: I was very aware of my predecessor's ruling on that matter, which was in 2017, which is why I referred to, shall we say, more egregious language. I would describe that language as interpreted by most people as being substantially more offensive than what people are objecting to in that question. I ask senators to use their discretion. Senator O'Neill, you stood before. Senator O'NEILL: I did. In my defence I would have to say that I'm hardly known for using this sort of terminology in general parlance. However, the question remains a very accurate representation of the outrage within the National Party, and I think it should stand. The PRESIDENT: This is not a time for editorialising. I gave you an opportunity to defend yourself. Can I ask all senators to keep that in mind. If, Senator Bernardi, you are correct and it hasn't been in Hansard repeatedly, I will come back to the chamber, but my guess is that that is not the first time it has been used. Senator McKenzie, the Minister for Agriculture.