Senator WONG (South Australia—Minister for Foreign Affairs and Leader of the Government in the Senate) (14:30): Australians did send the parliament a clear message. They voted for action on climate change. Australians in Wentworth, Australians in North Sydney and Australians in Warringah, in Mackellar, in Goldstein, in Higgins, in Boothby, in Curtin and in Kooyong made their interests very clear. It's very clear. Opposition senators interjecting— Senator WONG: I know those opposite really don't like to hear just how out of step with the Australian people they are. Opposition senators interjecting— Senator WONG: Listen to them. This is the most animated they've been since the election! Opposition senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: I'm waiting for quiet. Interjections are incredibly disorderly, and people on my left are yelling. Minister, please continue. Senator WONG: They yell because they really have nothing to say on this. That's why they yell. They've got nothing to say. Senator Watt: They've lost their reason for being. Senator WONG: I'll take the interjection from Senator Watt—they've lost their reason for being, which is a decade of the climate wars preventing progress. Now what are you going to do? What are you going to do when the bill comes before the chamber? The question for the Liberal Party and the National Party is: will you learn from your mistakes? That's the question for the coalition. (Time expired)