Senator FARRELL (South Australia—Minister for Trade and Tourism, Special Minister of State and Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate) (14:52): I thank Senator Fawcett for his first supplementary question. I don't know who wrote that question for you, Senator Fawcett, but, coming from South Australia, you witnessed time and time and time again the failure of the former government to do anything about providing support in the serious area of defence. Who was the government that cancelled the Naval contract? Who was the government that ended up spending—well, leaving the Labor government to spend—$6 billion to fix up the mess that you'd made in the defence space and— The PRESIDENT: Senator Farrell, please resume your seat. Senator Fawcett. Senator Fawcett: A point of order on relevance: the question was about the government's response to the surface ship review, nothing about the substantial investment the coalition government made in the defence sector. The PRESIDENT: Thank you, Senator Fawcett. I'll direct the minister to the question. Minister Farrell. Senator FARRELL: Thank you, President. So for the whole of the time that you were in government, Senator— Senator Birmingham: President— The PRESIDENT: Are you standing up? Senator Birmingham: I can if you need me to, President. On a point of order, President: firstly, you don't need a point of order to draw a minister to a question, and the minister was flagrantly disregarding your drawing him to the question. I invite you to do so, and encourage you to do so, without always needing a point of order. The PRESIDENT: Thank you, Senator Birmingham. I will once again remind the minister of the question. Senator FARRELL: With all due respect, on the point of order I don't think you need those gratuitous comments from the deputy leader of the— (Time expired) The PRESIDENT: Senator Fawcett, a second supplementary.