Senator LIDDLE (South Australia) (14:56): My question was not about seeking your advice. Can you advise the Senate what role Ms Cressida O'Hanlon—then Labor Party staffer, now Labor Party candidate, an associate director of Citadel Secure—played in seeking or securing access to your office? Have you or anyone in your office had any engagement with Ms O'Hanlon regarding Citadel Secure? And was the answer to all of those questions 'no'? The PRESIDENT: Minister Wong? Senator Wong: I would ask you to take advice from the Clerk as to whether or not a question about a candidate in a state by-election is actually relevant to the minister's portfolio. It really does bell the cat that the opposition is now, days out from a state by-election, seeking to ask a direct personal question about an individual—an individual they were happy to name and were happy to [inaudible] in this place. I would ask you to seek the advice of the Clerk. The PRESIDENT: Thank you, Senator Wong. I'll seek the advice of the Clerk. Senator Birmingham? Senator Birmingham: President, on the point of order, the questions were— Government senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Just a moment, Senator Birmingham. Order on my left! Senator Birmingham. Senator Birmingham: The questions were directed to Senator Farrell in his capacity as Minister for Trade and Tourism. They were relying upon freedom of information documents which indicate that a meeting with this company had been agreed to by his chief of staff. It is entirely in order for senators to ask ministers questions about meetings they undertake and engagements they may or may not have with individuals seeking or advocating for those meetings or for funding. The PRESIDENT: Thank you, Senator Birmingham. I will seek the advice of the Clerk. I am advised that the question is in order. Given that the statements have been made, it is also an opportunity for the minister to respond to those statements. Minister Farrell.