Senator GALLAGHER (Australian Capital Territory—Minister for the Public Service, Minister for Finance, Minister for Women, Manager of Government Business in the Senate and Vice-President of the Executive Council) (14:35): Can I again just say that any death in relation to COVID-19 and, indeed, in residential aged care, is a tragedy. I think the behaviour of those opposite in the previous question reflects on them and speaks for itself. Data on the number of deaths in residential aged care is reported directly from aged-care providers to the department. This is not an official dataset and is used for aged-care surveillance purposes. It is not directly comparable with published figures on the total number of COVID-19 deaths in Australia. The PRESIDENT: Minister, please resume your seat. Senator Ruston? Senator Ruston: I rise on a point of order. I think the question was very specific—around why they changed the means of reporting and not actually asking for a reiteration of how that is reported. The PRESIDENT: I think the minister is being relevant, but I shall listen carefully. Minister, please continue. Senator GALLAGHER: I reject the assertion and the implication of the way the question is put. That's my answer to the question. I am explaining about how aged-care deaths in Australia are reported. If you're not interested in that, that's not my problem. You asked the question, I'm trying to answer it. The review and adjustment to COVID death reporting, including the timing to release the updated data, was a decision of the department. The Minister for Health was briefed in advance of the release— (Time expired) The PRESIDENT: Senator Liddle, a second supplementary question.