Senator CORMANN (Western Australia—Minister for Finance, Leader of the Government in Senate, Vice-President of the Executive Council and Leader of the Government in the Senate) (14:42): We live in a great democracy, and every individual Australian is entitled to express his or her view. In relation to climate change, let me make the point again: our government is committed to effective action on climate change in a way that is economically responsible. Let me also make clear that Australian coal will continue to play an important role when it comes to the supply of energy here in Australia. The PRESIDENT: Senator Di Natale, on a point of order? Senator Di Natale: It's on relevance. The question was very, very tight: will you rule out any further subsidies for coal? The PRESIDENT: That was the second part of your question. It had a preamble, Senator Di Natale. I consider the minister as being directly relevant to part of the question asked. Senator CORMANN: I reject the premise of the question. Let me again say that our government is committed to effective action on climate change in a way that is economically responsible. But let me also reassure Senator Di Natale, in case he is concerned, that we on this side of the chamber recognise that coal will continue to play an important role when it comes to the supply of reliable and affordable energy across Australia and other parts of the world.