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) (14:05): I refer Senator Wong to my primary answer. The Prime Minister gave an undertaking to the House of Representatives, and he fulfilled that commitment. Let me also again say— Senator Wong interjecting— Senator CORMANN: Senator Wong is suggesting that there shouldn't be any political interference. Hang on! There was a politically motivated letter from a political opponent to the— Opposition senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Senator Wong, on a point of order? Government senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order across the chamber! Senator Wong: My point of order is on direct relevance. The assertion of political interference is Mr Turnbull's. That was the question. The PRESIDENT: Interjections are always disorderly. There were many, and the minister, I think, if he was straying, was responding to interjections. I urge that interjections not be made nor taken and responded to. Senator CORMANN: The Prime Minister gave an undertaking to the House of Representatives. Yesterday, he fulfilled that commitment. That was entirely appropriate. But, of course, this is an issue that first arose during question time yesterday. The Prime Minister answered questions on the basis of his state of knowledge at the time, and he undertook to seek further information. You know what? It turns out that the initiation of this assessment by the New South Wales police was due to a partisan, politically motivated letter by a political opponent. This is all about the politics of smear from the Labor Party.