Senator AYRES (New South Wales) (14:05): This morning, former counsel assisting the New South Wales Independent Commission Against Corruption, Geoffrey Watson QC, said the Prime Minister's phone call to the New South Wales police commissioner 'should never have happened'. Government senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order! I can't hear Senator Ayres's question, and there may well be a point of order raised, so can I ask for silence on my right while he continues his question. Senator AYRES: He went on to say, 'It just looks like he's applying pressure. It can't be anything else. It must be a favour, because why else would he be calling?' How is that phone call possibly appropriate?