Senator CASH (Western Australia—Attorney-General, Minister for Industrial Relations and Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate) (14:16): Thank you, Senator Rice, and thank you for your question on the very important topic of protecting Australians from discrimination on the basis of their religion. The bill actually passed the House of Representatives last night—the Religious Discrimination Bill. It passed with the government amendments. But in relation to another bill, which Adam Bandt voted for, changes to the Sex Discrimination Act—Mr President, do you know what happens when you rush something and you don't potentially consider the consequences? Opposition senat ors interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order! Order on my left! Senator CASH: You can make mistakes. And I have been overwhelmed with calls this morning regarding the impact of the amendments passed last night. Opposition senators interjecting— The PRE SIDENT: No, I'm not going to give you the call until there is silence in the chamber. Senator Rice? Senator Rice: A point of order on relevance: my question was very succinct and very direct as to whether the Religious Discrimination Bill would be brought on for debate in the Senate before the election. The PRESIDENT: I listened to your question, Senator Rice. I'm listening to the minister's answer. I believe the minister is being relevant to the question. S enator CASH: As I said, the Morrison-Joyce government takes issues of discrimination very seriously in Australia. We are committed to protecting Australians of faith and those not of faith from discrimination on the basis of their religion. And, as I said, the bill passed the House of Representatives last night. We made a commitment to the Australian people at the last election that we would, on this issue, address it, and we are progressing that commitment. But when amendments passed the House of Representatives, supported by the right of Labor, that have the potential impact of actually increasing the discrimination and the grounds of discrimination that can actually now be against students, we take that seriously. (Time expired) Opposition senators int erjecting— Senator Watt interjecting— Senator Rice interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order! Senator Watt! Senator Rice, I have not given you the call. There needs to be quiet in the chamber. Government senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order! Order on my right! Senator Rice, you have the call for a supplementary question.