Senator WATT (Queensland—Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry and Minister for Emergency Management) (15:15): Senator Roberts, I'm pleased to inform you that Australia now has a government that doesn't have political interference in the ABC and so we have no intention of repeating the sort of intervention that we've seen— Opposition senators interjecting— Senator Canavan: Where's the accountability? The PRESIDENT: Order! Senator WATT: from some of the people who are yelling across the chamber now in matters involving the ABC. These are matters that are the responsibility of ABC management, and we respect their independence. I understand, Senator Roberts, that the Federal Court has obviously handed down its decision in these defamation proceedings. There do remain several settlement matters before the court, so I probably shouldn't be commenting any further on what might happen there. And, as I've said, the ABC is responsible for managing its legal matters, including defamation claims and litigation, just as any media proprietor, whether it be publicly funded or privately owned, is responsible for managing its legal matters, including when it's sued for defamation. We believe that the ABC is a trusted source of news, information and entertainment for all Australians and we support it. The PRESIDENT: Senator Roberts, a second supplementary question?