Senator WATT (Queensland—Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry and Minister for Emergency Management) (14:29): Thank you, Senator Green, for the question. We all know the impacts the housing crisis is having in Tasmania, none more so than our Tasmanian senators. I appreciate the advocacy of local senators on this side of the house, as well as Senators Lambie and Tyrrell, and their willingness to work together for good housing outcomes. It's a little bit of a shame that a couple of other senators from Tasmania didn't have the same approach. The Albanese government has been working hard to implement housing initiatives to increase housing supply in regional and rural Australia. In Tasmania, for example, we are delivering 48 new affordable homes in Launceston in partnership with community housing— Sen ator McKim interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Senator, please resume your seat. Senator McKim, order! Senator WATT: We're also delivering 181 new homes in north-west Tasmania, funded by the National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation, in partnership with Housing Choices Tasmania. These are the sorts of things that we're doing in regional Tasmania right now, and if we can get the Senate to agree, we want to do more. Sen ator Rennick interjecting— Senator Canavan interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order! Senator WATT: That's why we've included in Housing Australia's investment mandate— Senator Rennick interjecting— Senator Canavan interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Minister Watt, please resume your seat. Order! Senator Rennick interjecting— Senator Canavan interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order, Senator Rennick and Senator Canavan! I have called you about three times. I expect order when I call it. Minister Watt, please continue. Senator WATT: I know they're working together on the votes, but it seems they're working together on the interjections as well. I say to the— (Time expired) The PRESIDENT: Senator Green, a second supplementary question? Honourable senators interjecting—