Senator FARRELL (South Australia—Minister for Trade and Tourism, Special Minister of State and Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate) (14:56): Well, I certainly will stand up for Australian farmers—and manufacturers, wine producers, barley producers, meat producers, crayfish producers, all the people that you failed to look after over the last nine years. What a disgrace. We lost those markets. The sorts of farmers that Senator Brockman is talking about on the Eyre Peninsula or the Yorke Peninsula—they make amazing products, and we are going to look after them. And I can assure Senator Brockman that, in every single free trade agreement that we enter into, we will ensure the interests of our farmers are protected in a way that was never done—that was never, ever done—by the former government in the last nine years. Now, I can tell you a few things about this, Senator Brockman. This opposition, when they were in government, negotiated a free trade agreement with the United Kingdom which would have very significantly benefited both farmers in your state, Senator Brockman, and farmers in my state. What happened? That was negotiated last December. There are requirements under our legislation to implement those free trade agreements— The PRESIDENT: Minister, please resume your seat. Senator Brockman. Senator Brockman: My question did not refer to what occurred under the previous government. We are asking— Government senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: What's your point of relevance? Senator Brockman: You're going to laugh about the importance of trade agreements to Australian agriculture, Senator Watt? You're going to laugh about that? The PRESID ENT: Senator Brockman, resume your seat. There is no point of order, because Senator Farrell is being relevant. Please continue. Senator FARRELL: I thought they were being so well behaved. I wasn't sure why it was. An honourable senator interjecting— Senator FARRELL: I can tell you. That free trade agreement was negotiated last year, and by all accounts it was a very good agreement. I'm not criticising the agreement. But not a single step— Senator Birmingham: A point of order, President, both in terms of relevance to the question asked by Senator Brockman but also in terms of honesty, seeing it was members of the Labor Party on the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties who wanted more hearings, and delayed conclusion of consideration of— The PRESIDENT: Senator Birmingham, resume your seat. I am going to remind senators that a point of order is not an opportunity to debate points. You make your point of order; I make a ruling, which you may or may not agree with; and then we continue. I believe the minister is being relevant. He has five seconds remaining. Please continue, Minister. Senator FARRELL: Senator Brockman, I'll guarantee and I'll ensure that we look after all of the— (Time expired) The PRESIDENT: Senator Brockman, first supplementary?