Senator McCARTHY (Northern Territory—Assistant Minister for Indigenous Australians and Assistant Minister for Indigenous Health) (14:59): I thank Senator McKenzie for her question. We certainly have been on the record to say that the behaviour we have seen from the construction division of the CFMEU is unacceptable. We've seen Senator Watt introduce a bill this morning. We have zero tolerance for this behaviour and have taken the strongest action possible to eliminate it through appointing independent administrators. Across government we have supported the Fair Work Commission in appointing independent administrators to the construction division of the CFMEU. We have asked the Fair Work Ombudsman to undertake a targeted review of all enterprise agreements made by the Victorian branch of the construction division of the CFMEU. Senator McKenzie: I rise on a point of order on relevance—direct relevance . It was a simple question about the infrastructure funding from the Commonwealth government to state government and the procurement of CFMEU controlled projects. The PRESIDENT: Thank you, Senator McKenzie. I was going to go to the question, but I'll take your point of order, Senator Wong. Senator Wong: On the point of order, the senator in her question also made a set of political assertions. The minister is entirely able to respond to the assertions in relation to the CFMEU. Senator McKenzie: On Senator Wong's point on my point of order, I'm happy to submit the preface of my questions to actual fact-check. They are not political statements. The PRESIDENT: Senator McKenzie, that is a debating point. Your question had a considerable amount of preamble, which the— Opposition senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order! There was considerable preamble to your question, and the minister is being directly relevant. Minister McCarthy, please continue. Senator McCARTHY: I was getting to it, Senator McKenzie. The minister has introduced new requirements on states and territories, as part of the funding agreement on infrastructure, and reinforced assurances on Commonwealth projects. Where the Commonwealth is jointly funding projects with states and territories, the minister has written to state and territory counterparts to convey the expectation that any information regarding improper or criminal conduct by entities related to projects delivered under the National Land Transport Act 2014 be reported immediately to the relevant regulator. The minister has also embedded new assurances and protections in the federation funding agreement that the Commonwealth has negotiated with the states, which was finalised on 11 August. The FFA outlines the states' and territories' responsibility to ensure value for money for public funds and engage delivery partners who prioritise ethical practices, and the shared responsibility to support initiatives to improve productivity in construction. The new FFA responds to findings from the independent strategic review and the independent review of the National Partnership Agreement, which the minister undertook in response to irresponsible and unsustainable spending occurring under the previous government. The PRESIDENT: Senator McKenzie, first supplementary?