Senator WATT (Queensland—Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry and Minister for Emergency Management) (14:52): When we think about manufacturing, we think about regional Australia, places like Gladstone, the Hunter Valley, Whyalla, Geelong, Bell Bay and so much of Western Australia. Some of us get off the North Shore every now and then, Senator Hughes, and some of us get into regional Australia and see what's going on in the manufacturing industry. That's because regional Australia is a manufacturing powerhouse, and the National Reconstruction Fund will make our regions even stronger. A number of the National Reconstruction Fund priority areas are—we're back on the North Shore! The PRESIDENT: Order, Senator Watt. Senator Hughes: You don't think about rural Australia; you don't know where it is. The PRESIDENT: Order, Senator Hughes, I haven't called you yet. Senator Hughes: I would like to ask Senator Watt to withdraw the commentary that he's making in deriding the North Shore of Sydney, not that I live on the North Shore of Sydney— The PRESIDENT: Senator Hughes— Senator Hughes: and I have got off the North Shore of Sydney many times. Unlike you I lived in— The PRESIDENT: Senator Hughes, resume your seat! Senator Watt: Thank you— The PRESIDENT: Senator Watt. I haven't called you either. I am going to remind you it's not appropriate to single out particular senators, and I'm going to ask you to direct your comments through the chair. Please continue. Senator WATT: I withdraw. As I was saying, the National Reconstruction Fund priorities have a very strong regional presence in sectors like resources, agriculture, defence and renewables. It's no wonder, therefore, that so many industry groups with a large regional presence are backing the National Reconstruction Fund—to begin with, an organisation I've heard of called the National Farmers Federation who, when Labor announced this commitment, talked about the opportunities for a renaissance in regional manufacturing. I would encourage all senators, particularly a little group over there to listen to groups like the NFF. (Time expired) The PRESIDENT: Senator O'Neill, second supplementary?