Senator McKIM (Tasmania—Deputy Leader of the Australian Greens in the Senate) (12:30): I seek leave to make a short statement. The PRESIDENT: Leave is granted for one minute. Senator McKIM: The call to defund the police is actually a call for increased funding into social supports—things like housing, things like education, things like childcare, things that are genuine public goods. For those members, particularly senators from Tasmania, I urge you to read the comments of Deputy Commissioner of Tasmania Police Mr Scott Tilyard, reported in the Examiner earlier this week, where he said it is absolutely 'worth considering' defunding the police as long as those funds are reinvested into areas of public services which I just mentioned. So it is important that people understand the context, and this is about justice reinvestment. The PRESIDENT: Order. Senator Smith. Senator Dean Smith: With your indulgence, Mr President, I'd like to add my name to Senator Canavan's motion, as the son of a policeman, and others might like to as well. The PRESIDENT: Senator Canavan, are you happy with that? Yes. Could I ask those senators who wish to add their names to the motion to please stand, and I will seek leave of the Senate. I see Senators Duniam, Ruston, Cormann, McKenzie, Reynolds, Lambie, Hume, Seselja, McGrath, Chandler, O'Sullivan, Patrick, Colbeck—you'd like me to add Senator Griff? I'll take it—McLachlan, Fierravanti-Wells, Henderson, Van, Hughes, Paterson, Brockman; I believe that's everyone. Do I have the leave of the Senate and the mover of the motion? Leave granted. The PRESIDENT: The question is that motion No. 704, in the name of Senator Canavan and others, be agreed to.