Senator WONG (South Australia—Minister for Foreign Affairs and Leader of the Government in the Senate) (15:19): Yet again, if you wanted an example of how the opposition are much more interested in fighting about this than fixing this, it is that tedious and repetitive contribution from the opposition leader in the Senate. Rather than get on with the debate, which he claims— Senator McGrath interjecting— Senator Ruston interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Minister Wong, please resume your seat. Order, Senator McGrath and Senator Ruston! Minister Wong, please continue. Senator WONG: Rather than getting on with the debate, yet again the opposition are more interested in playing politics and having a fight than in keeping people safe. Senator McGrath interjecting— Senator WONG: Well, you're focused on fighting. We want to make sure we fix this. Senator McGrath interjecting— Senator WONG: Well, you were so desperate to keep Australians— The PRESIDENT: Minister Wong, please resume your seat. Senator McGrath, I called you a few minutes ago, and then I called you twice in a row. I'm asking you to listen in respectful silence. Minister Wong, please continue. Senator WONG: I would remind the chamber that the opposition, after that question time, has now asked to bring on the preventive detention regime—a bill that they voted against in the House with the Greens, which they have never explained. Opposition senators interjecting— Senator WONG: Can I make the second point? We also know that the very clear message from the opposition leader's office in relation to the bill that they are now seeking to bring on was that there was a request for the government to slow down the legislation to make sure they had enough time to carefully consider the legislation. They said Wednesday was good. But do you know what's happened? The fact is that Mr Tehan went to the Jericho Cup in Warrnambool, rather than be briefed on the legal advice— Honourable senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Minister Wong. An honourable senator interjecting— Senator WONG: Then you should be briefed, but instead you went to Warrnambool— The PRESIDENT: Minister Wong! Please resume your seat. Honourable senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order! Senator Cash, I called you three times in a row. You do not have the call. You are there to listen in respectful silence. Minister Wong. Senator WONG: We're interested in fixing this. Those opposite are interested in having a fight, but we welcome their change of heart after what occurred— An opposition senator interjecting— Senator WONG: It is a change of heart, after what your leader required—which was to do it on Wednesday—to bring it on today. I move: That the motion be now put. The PRESIDENT: The question is that the motion as moved by Senator Wong, that the motion be put, be agreed to.