Senator BIRMINGHAM (South Australia—Minister for Finance, Leader of the Government in the Senate and Vice-President of the Executive Council) (14:41): I thank Senator Whish-Wilson for his—was there a question there? I will do my best to respond and to the highlight the fact around the process issues related to the PEP-11 decision that was taken. From those process issues, I think Senator Whish-Wilson will see that some of the assertions contained in his question are without basis. PEP-11 was, and is, regulated, and decisions are made under the joint authority, which comprises the relevant NSW minister and the Commonwealth minister for resources. That joint authority approach advised the PEP-11 titleholder of the intent to, effectively, end the permit by not approving the application by the titleholder for a variation and suspension of the work program commitments and for an extension of the permit term. The Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 sets out the process for the cancellation of a permit which ensures a fair process— The PRESIDENT: Minister, resume your seat. Senator Whish-Wilson. Senator Whish-Wilson: My question wasn't about the process, President. It was about whether the Prime Minister will now make an intervention on behalf of other communities around this country that don't want oil and gas drilling off their coastlines. The PRESIDENT: Senator Whish-Wilson, there's no point of order. Minister, you have the call. Senator BIRMINGHAM: I do know that, of course, nothing would give Senator Whish-Wilson more delight than to cancel projects right across the country. It's the Greens cancel culture. It goes in a range of different directions and 'cancelled projects' is right at the top of their favourite list. From cancelled projects, they like cancelled jobs, as Senator Cash says. Cancel business, cancel outcomes for Australia, cancel growth, cancel projects, cancel jobs: it's very much the Greens way. But the point I was making was that there is a process arrangement put in place in relation to how PEP-11 was considered. Those processes were followed, and that's how the decision was arrived at. The PRESIDENT: Senator Whish-Wilson, a supplementary question?