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) (14:19): Thank you, Senator Whish-Wilson, for the question. I haven't seen those reports this morning, I must say, but I am aware, obviously, of the issue of coral bleaching and the impact on the Great Barrier Reef. This government has made it a priority to make investments into the reef, to restore and repair it, and I know that Senator Green has been leading that work, in consultation with and in support of Minister Plibersek, to do what has needed to be done to ensure the future of the Great Barrier Reef. It's a reef that, as anyone who has visited knows, is of incredible beauty. It's an important part of North Queensland. Senator Rennick: Have you ever dived up there? Senator GALLAGHER: Yes, I have been up there, Senator Rennick—fool! And it deserves all of our attention to protect it, and that's why we have been doing what we can. Opposition senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order on my left! Senator GALLAGHER: I endorse the work of Senator Green, who is doing an incredible job and, as a local up there, of course is in touch with all of the businesses and industries and groups that rely on— The PRESIDENT: Minister Gallagher, please resume your seat. Senator Hume? Senator Hume: Madam President, I think the minister might have referred to Senator Rennick with a rather offensive comment, and I wonder whether you might ask her to withdraw? The PRESIDENT: Certainly. Government senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order! Order on my right. Order! Minister, if you made an unparliamentary remark to Senator Rennick, please withdraw. Senator GALLAGHER: I'm sorry—a lapse of discipline there, President, and I withdraw. The PRESIDENT: Thank you. Senator GALLAGHER: And I, of course, would be very happy to debate Senator Rennick. So we are aware of the pressures on the reef. We are also aware of the economic importance and environmental importance of having a healthy reef, and that is why the government remains committed to doing what we need to do to keep the reef safe, to repair the reef where we can and to protect it from coral bleaching as well. The PRESIDENT: Senator Whish-Wilson, a first supplementary?