Senator McKENZIE (Victoria—Minister for Emergency Management and National Recovery and Resilience, Minister for Regionalisation, Regional Communications and Regional Education and Leader of The Nationals in the Senate) (14:51): Senator Watt, I've been very clear, as has the Deputy Prime Minister and as has the Deputy Leader of the Nationals. All National Party cabinet ministers support the decision of cabinet. They support the current route of the Inland Rail, and they've been very, very clear about that. What is clear also is that Labor has opposed the Inland Rail from the start. The PRESIDENT: Senator Watt, on a point of order? Senator Watt: I'll leave aside the misrepresentation Senator McKenzie just made, given Labor started this whole project— The PRESIDENT: Senator Watt, please come to the point of order. Senator Watt: The point of order is on relevance. The question was about the meeting that Mr Joyce had with Senator McDonald and community groups and what was said to those community groups in that meeting. The PRESIDENT: The minister answered that part of the question, or was answering that part of the question, by— Senator Watt interjecting— The PRESIDENT: If I could rule, Senator Watt, please. I'll let that glancing comment by Senator McKenzie pass, as you said you would in your point of order. The minister was answering the question by talking about the decision-making on the route and who supported it—it being a decision of the government. I can't instruct the minister how to answer a question. There's time to debate them in 10 minutes. Senator McKenzie. Senator McKENZIE: I just will read to the Senate the statement from the DPM I made on 25 August 2021: The Inland Rail alignment is settled—it has been refined over a number of years and delivery is well underway. As I mentioned in my first answer to you: The Border to Gowrie section that includes the Condamine Crossing has been developed by world-leading rail engineering experts and enhanced through community consultation. ARTC's flood modelling and the reference design for the crossing of the Condamine floodplain has been thoroughly reviewed— (Time expired) The PRESIDENT: Senator Watt, a final supplementary question?