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) (14:10): I thank Senator Cash for the question referencing statements I made back in June 2023. I stand by those statements. In respect of her other question, I refer to my statement and I stand by that statement. What you are asking me to do is breach the confidence of a— Opposition senators interjec ting— Senator GALLAGHER: Let's be clear about what you're asking me to do here. What you are asking me to do here is to disclose information that was given to me and asked to be kept by me in confidence by a woman who was alleged to have been— Senator Birmingham: President, I raise a point of order on direct relevance. The question went beyond the statement that Senator Gallagher made today to a level of detail not contained in that statement. Further, given the mischaracterisation of the question being made by Senator Gallagher, it asked whether the information that subsequently became public via the content of the Project interview was provided to her in advance. That is not confidential information. It was subsequently publicised. The PRESIDENT: The minister is being relevant, and I will continue to listen carefully to her response. Senator GALLAGHER: Just to finish that off, I was provided with information—I have made that clear—in the days leading up to Ms Higgins's allegations becoming public. I don't intend to disclose further interactions with any people who contact me and ask me to keep their confidence. I wouldn't ask the same of you, Senator Cash. Opposition senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order! Order on my left! Honourable senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order on both sides! Senator Cas h interjecting— Senator Ayres: You are a hypocrite. The PRESIDENT: Order, Senators Ayres! I should not have to ask this chamber over and over to come to order. Senator GALLAGHER: The information that was given to me, which— (Time expired) The PRESIDENT: Senator Cash, a first supplementary?