Senator COLBECK (Tasmania—Minister for Sport and Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care Services) (14:21): That is an absolutely outrageous slur. Quite frankly, Senator Siewert—through you, Mr President—you should be ashamed of yourself. At no point has the government tried to downplay the importance of any part of this Australian community. We have at all times sought to provide protection and support for all Australians, including children, and it's an outrageous slur. The PRESIDENT: Order! Senator Siewert, your point of order is on? Senator Siewert: The point of order is on the fact that the minister didn't— The PRESIDENT: Is it on direct relevance? Senator Siewert: He didn't listen— The PRESIDENT: No, Senator Siewert. You asked a question that had a highly— Senator Siewert: I asked about the TRIPS waiver. The PRESIDENT: Senator Siewert, you also— An honourable senator interjecting— Senator Siewert: Yes, I did. I asked— The PRESIDENT: Order, on my right! Points of order have to relate to the standing orders. I'm going to at least ask people to treat the chamber with the courtesy of saying that it's to do with direct relevance. It's not a chance to restate the question. Senator Siewert, you also used a highly charged term in that question. I have ruled previously that where highly politically charged terminology is used ministers are entitled to respond, and that was a particularly loaded piece of terminology. So the minister is allowed to respond. I can't instruct him how to answer a question. Senator COLBECK: Thank you, Mr President. The government has at all times been concerned to ensure that all Australians are supported and protected through the management of the pandemic, and so in setting the thresholds under the national plan, the Doherty modelling takes into account the two-week time frame for people to get full immunisation and the later time for the vaccination of children. The Greens and Labor can come in here and run all the slurs they like against us, but we will continue to work in the interests of the Australian people to help them to get vaccinated and also to support the opening of the Australian economy. (Time expired)