Senator WONG (South Australia—Minister for Foreign Affairs and Leader of the Government in the Senate) (14:40): There are a few things in life we can always count on: sunrise, sunset and Senator Cash having a go about trade unions. Honourable senators interjecting— Senator WONG: Senator Cash, you tell me not to be— Honourable senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Minister Wong, please resume your seat. Senator Cash, you've asked your question. I'm going to ask you to listen in silence. And, Senator McKenzie, you will listen in silence as well. Minister Wong. Senator WONG: I know that the senator always likes to come in here and talk about trade unions and make a whole range of allegations We've seen that— Opposition senators interjecting— Senator WONG: Well, I have— Opposition senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order! Minister Wong, please resume your seat. Senator Cash, I specifically asked you to listen in silence. I would ask that you respect the orders that I give. Minister Wong, please continue. Senator WONG: Thank you. But the truth is, this government is taking the strongest possible action to clean up the CFMEU. We believe that criminals and bikies have no place in the trade union movement. They, certainly, apart from being— Honourable senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order! Order on my right as well. Minister, please continue. Senator WONG: Well, how about you take responsibility for this? Every allegation was occurring while your ABCC was there. Why don't you take responsibility for that? It's an inconvenient truth, isn't it? But the truth is that these allegations are disturbing and require urgent action, and the legislation before the chamber is about ensuring that action is taken. That is what— Opposition senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order! Senator WONG: I know that Senator Cash, whether it's on WorkChoices, on industrial relations laws more generally or on the construction union, will always look to make a political point rather than actually ensuring that the outcome is achieved. The outcome that needs to be achieved is the cleaning up of the CFMEU. That is the outcome that needs to be achieved, and that is what this government and this minister will be doing while you are failing to recall what you did in government, and you failed to do the right thing. (Time expired) The PRESIDENT: Senator Cash, first supplementary?