Senator WONG (South Australia—Minister for Foreign Affairs and Leader of the Government in the Senate) (14:47): I thank Senator Thorpe and I acknowledge her support for a number of government bills. But I would make a couple of points. One is that we do seem to have seen quite a lot of engagement between the coalition and the Greens, so I'm not sure of the premise of your question. Senator Thorpe: I'm not Greens. Senator WONG: No, you asked about majorities. And we've seen a fair example in this sitting fortnight and a majority between your former colleagues and the opposition. So, I would make— Senator Thorpe interjecting— Senator WONG: That's true. But I'm making the point—you said we have a progressive majority in this place. I'm not sure that that is always the case. Secondly, obviously there are a number of things that you've asked about. Can I just go with the anti-discrimination legislation; I think you went to that. Obviously this has been a very divisive debate previously in Australia. The Prime Minister's view was that, given the importance of social cohesion at this time, this is not a time for an ongoing partisan, divisive debate. We saw such a debate and the effects of that on our communities. The PRESIDENT: Senator Thorpe? Senator Thorpe: On the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Labor voted it down— The PRESIDENT: Senator Thorpe! Senator Thorpe: with all their First Nations members. Shame job! The PRESIDENT: Senator Thorpe, you're now debating, and the minister is being relevant to your question. Please continue, Minister Wong. Senator WONG: The brief I have in relation to UNDRIP—and I will come back to you if this is not correct—is that the government is currently considering the report handed down by the joint standing committee. Obviously, the government remains committed to upholding the values and principles laid out in the declaration, and we understand the importance of empowering Aboriginal communities to participate in decision-making processes. That does improve outcomes. I don't have anything additional in relation to UNDRIP, other than that brief. I would make the broader point that, certainly, in one of the pieces of legislation you referred to, we regard that as important. (Time expired) The PRESIDENT: Senator Thorpe, first supplementary?