Senator WONG (South Australia—Minister for Foreign Affairs and Leader of the Government in the Senate) (14:00): I'm pleased to take a question from Senator Cash. Senator Cash: Oh, demean me straight up. Excellent! Great start. The PRESIDENT: Senator Cash! Senator WONG: That's a slight overreaction. I was going to say— Honourable senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order across the chamber! Senator WONG: I'm pleased to take a question from Senator Cash, who has, this week, teamed up with Senator Shoebridge as the new, interesting political alliance. The Cash-Shoebridge, Dutton-Bandt alliance—this is new in Australian politics. There was a time when the party of government— Honourable senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order! Seriously, within a few seconds I had to call the Senate to order, and then the Senate immediately went crazy. So let's have some order and some respect while Senator Wong answers the question. Senator WONG: Thank you, President. As I said, it does say something, doesn't it, when you have the Dutton opposition lining up with Mr Bandt and Senator Cash lining up with Senator Shoebridge in order to fail to ensure that Australians are kept safe. So let us be clear, because I know there are those who are more sensible on that side—I know there are—that what Senator Cash and Mr Dutton, in their desire to team up with the Greens, have done is make sure you are standing in the way of us making Australians safer. That is what you are doing. So I want to be crystal clear about this. Senator Cash interjecting— Senator WONG: You can yell all you like, Senator Cash, but this opposition, led by Mr Dutton and pressed by Senator Cash—I know there are others on your side, because of conversations that were had, who were more sensible. I know that you are standing in the way because you think you will win a political fight of Australians being safer. So let us be clear: that is what you are doing. And after you get out of this place and after all of fire and the victory with the Greens has faded, the hard reality is that the Liberal Party and the National Party are standing in the way of Australians being more safe. (Time expired) The PRESIDENT: Senator Cash, first— Honourable senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order, Senator Ayres. Order across the chamber. Senator Cash, first supplementary?