Senator COLBECK (Tasmania—Minister for Sport and Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care Services) (14:46): [by video link] As I indicated to the chamber earlier, the advice on the targets is based on the modelling of the Doherty Institute. It's not a number that has been chosen by the Prime Minister or, for that matter, any of the state premiers and national cabinet. It's based on research by the Doherty Institute on the thresholds required to start reopening the Australian economy and community during the pandemic. The thresholds that have been put forward are based on the research. As I indicated to Senator Siewert earlier, that research is going to be released publicly so all Australians— The PRESIDENT: Senator Wong, a point of order? Senator Wong: Mr President, my point of order is on direct relevance. It was a very simple question. It's clear from the Doherty research released—and I assume this minister is aware of it—that the 70 per cent relates to the population over 16 and if they are included, in fact, the threshold is 56 per cent. We're asking the minister to confirm that. The PRESIDENT: Senator Colbeck, on this occasion the question was specific and factual in nature. To be directly relevant you must address the facts in question, so I remind you of the question. It was a specific question seeking a fact. You've had 50 seconds. I remind you of the question that was asked. Senator COLBECK: The thresholds are based on the Doherty Institute research that has been publicly released. The research is based on the vaccination profile of the population that was assessed by the Doherty Institute. I am happy to confirm the numbers that are in the Doherty Institute data. The PRESIDENT: Senator Wong, a point of order? Senator Wong: I repeat my previous point of order. The PRESIDENT: And I would have supported that point. The minister in the last sentence said he was confirming numbers contained in the modelling that was referred to in the question. I asked the minister to restrain his comments to the facts sought, but at that point in my view he was being directly relevant with that phrase he used. Senator COLBECK: The reason we're releasing the Doherty Institute data is so that all Australians understand completely the parameters for the opening of the community. That's why I'm very comfortable in confirming that information and that data presented by the Doherty Institute. It's important that all Australians understand that the decisions that the government is making in conjunction with the states to open the economy and to open the community are based on research, as has been accessed by the government. So I'm very comfortable in confirming the figures in the Doherty Institute data. The PRESIDENT: Order, Senator Colbeck. Senator Chisholm, a supplementary question?