Senator WONG (South Australia—Minister for Foreign Affairs and Leader of the Government in the Senate) (14:18): Thank you to the senator for her question. She started her question by asking: from where are we back? We're back from the position—the illogical, irrational, ideological position—that was held by those opposite for so many years. After we lost government, as people would know, there was no action at home when it comes to certainty for the energy markets and there was a very clear view about how to behave internationally, which I do not believe is shared by most Australians and certainly is not shared by this side of the chamber, including the Greens. You asked about being back, and I'd make the point that we were represented by two ministers at the COP, along with the assistant minister, Senator McAllister as well. I'm pleased to advise the senator that our increased ambition on climate and willingness to engage as a constructive and active global leader has been warmly welcomed by the international community, including the Pacific. We played a constructive leadership role at the COP, and we have made, as you know, climate change a priority. The PRESIDEN T: Senator Cox, on a point of order? Senator Cox: My point is relevance. My question was: when will this government commit to the global call for action on public money to fossil fuel companies? The PRESIDENT: There was also a very long preamble, and the minister is entitled to answer those parts of the question as well. Senator WONG: I understand, Senator, that the international narrative sometimes doesn't fit your domestic political objectives, but it doesn't. I want to tell you what Palau said. A member of the Pacific family singled out Australia for our help in delivering the loss and damage fund, saying, 'The tireless work by Australia and others reinforced our belief in multilateralism and our unwavering belief that we can solve global problems only by listening to each other and by working together.' This is Palau speaking. I understand you want to put a particular position because of your domestic political agenda, but we're actually interested in being part of the solution internationally. I'll come back and talk to you about what Alok Sharma said at the COP as well because I think it's instructive and useful to understand how far out of touch those opposite were. (Time expired) The PRESIDENT: Senator Cox, a first supplementary question?