Senator BIRMINGHAM (South Australia—Minister for Finance, Vice-President of the Executive Council and Leader of the Government in the Senate) (14:10): It is a sensible position and it is an important position for Australia to not only play our role but, most crucially, for Australia to ensure that we continue to drive the investment and attract the investment in the technologies that will get us towards net zero but do so whilst protecting the jobs, businesses and livelihoods of Australians. That will forever remain the coalition government's priority—the protection of jobs and businesses across Australia—ensuring those businesses can operate with the technology, with the support, with the investment— The PRESIDENT: Senator Wong, on a point of order. Senator Wong: Mr President, the point of order is direct relevance. I understand the position you have previously articulated. Senator Keneally's question, though, was a direct question about what the position of the cabinet was. The minister is giving us a long lecture about how you might approach a target, when the question is only whether or not the target is his government's position. I mean, we are having a discussion about direct relevance on a question to the Leader of the Government in the Senate about what the government's position is. The PRESIDENT: I don't need you to remind the minister of the second part. I thought the minister engaged with that at the start. He has 16 seconds remaining but he is also entitled to address the quotation that was used in the question and remain directly relevant to the question. Senator BIRMINGHAM: I was asked whether it was a sensible position and I said— The PRESIDENT: Senator Keneally, on a point of order? Senator Keneally: I'm sorry, direct relevance. The minister said he was asked if it was a sensible position; he was not. He was asked if it was the position of his government. The PRESIDENT: I allowed the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate to restate the question in some detail. The minister is entitled to address any or all parts of a question. Senator BIRMINGHAM: I was asked whether the position, as articulated by the foreign minister—a sensible position—is the government's position. Of course it is the government's position. Of course it is, and the government is determined to make sure we continue to drive investment into— (Time expired) The PRESIDENT: Senator Keneally, a final supplementary question?