Senator WONG (South Australia—Minister for Foreign Affairs and Leader of the Government in the Senate) (14:57): I do love a question on accountability and transparency from the coalition, and I particularly love it on a day where we know that the House is preparing this week to debate a censure of your former leader for the double-up ministers that he invented. I'm asked a question by a man who probably knew about Mr Taylor covering up the price increase ahead of the election. Where was your interest then, Senator Birmingham? Senator McKenzie: On relevancy, point of order, the minister has gone nowhere near accountability and transparency from— Honourable senators interjecting— Senator McKenzie: I haven't finished. The PRESIDENT: Senator McKenzie, it is a not a debating point. You raised your point. You're not in a debate with me. You raise a point of order. I ask you to resume your seat. That is what I expect you to do. I will draw Minister Wong to the substantive nature of Senator Birmingham's question. Senator WONG: I was responding to the request to talk about transparency and accountability. Isn't it interesting all of a sudden, now he's on the other side of the table? He was happy to protect Senator McKenzie. He's happy not to condemn the former Prime Minister. He's happy to defend Mr Taylor hiding a price increase in electricity before the election. All of those things he's happy to do, but now he cares about Senate estimates. If the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate would like to have a look at what is actually happening, you've still got estimates going. We've still got estimates going. Last night Senator Gallagher was again there, answering Senator Hume's questions. There was an air of great repetition about them, but we're very happy to keep answering the same questions over and over again. Senator McGrath: A point of order on relevance: the question went to the sitting schedule, in relation to estimates, being reduced by 25 per cent, and Minister Wong has gone nowhere near the estimates schedule. I don't think the minister has mentioned estimates at all. The PRESIDENT: The question also contained other elements, which the minister has gone to. I'll remind her of the question, and she has 14 seconds left. Senator WONG: The Senate will be aware that we have just delivered a budget. Estimates hearings followed that. Spillover hearings are continuing this week. There will obviously not be a MYEFO, so there will not be estimates after that. But we are very happy to keep doing endless estimates if those opposite wish— (Time expired) The PRESIDENT: Senator Birmingham, a first supplementary? Opposition senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order! I have called your leader to ask his first supplementary.