Senator REYNOLDS (Western Australia—Minister for Defence) (14:42): I thank the senator for that question. I find it quite extraordinary that Senator O'Neill could actually ask this question, for a number of reasons, because the only mistruths that are coming are from those on the other side of the chamber. In fact there are seven mistruths, including the one that Senator O'Neill has just mentioned. I thoroughly reject the whole premise of her question. Let me give seven reasons why the premise of this question is not true. Labor has claimed that Australia Post will cut jobs and remove one-in-four posties. This is a lie. It is not true. Secondly, it's also been claimed that Australia Post wants to cut delivery services in half. This is also not true. Labor has also— The PRESIDENT: Sorry, Senator Reynolds; I have Senator Wong on a point of order. Senator Wong: It is on direct relevance. I know the minister is reading out the very lengthy press release that Senator Cormann put out. What we actually asked her about was material released today by Australia Post, which is their own numbers as to the drop in letter volumes. The PRESIDENT: Senator Cormann, on the point of order? Senator Cormann: On the point of order: the minister directly dealt with the question in her opening statements by rejecting the premise of the question. Senator Wong might want to tell the minister how to answer the question, but that is not in her capacity to do. The minister was being directly relevant and she was providing further context for the Senate in an abundance of helpfulness. The PRESIDENT: On the point of order: I am listening carefully to what the minister says. Senator Cormann is correct; I cannot instruct a minister how to answer a question. However, once a minister has addressed part of a question, further material provided must also be directly relevant. I am listening carefully to the minister. The part of the question I took related to volumes of business being conducted by Australia Post. Material that refers and relates to the volume as asserted in the question is directly relevant. I'm listening to the minister's answer. She has one minute and 17 seconds remaining. Senator REYNOLDS: Yes, I am seeking to be complete and thorough in my answer on all of the mistruths that have been told by those opposite in relation to Australia Post. Parcel volumes are actually up 64 per cent—you asked for the latest numbers—and letter volumes are down 36 per cent from May last year. Let me get back to the fourth untruth from Labor. Fourthly, Labor has claimed Australia and small business will be disadvantaged, compared to metropolitan areas—the fourth untruth. The fifth untruth is that it's been claimed by Labor that vulnerable Australians will be most impacted by the changes. Guess what—it is also untrue. Labor has also claimed that the changes this government has implemented during COVID-19 are permanent. Again, guess what—it is untrue. And the seventh big lie from Labor in relation to Australia Post is that the government wants to privatise Australia Post. Again, guess what—it is absolutely untrue. The PRESIDENT: Senator O'Neill, a supplementary question?