Senator WONG (South Australia—Minister for Foreign Affairs and Leader of the Government in the Senate) (14:12): Well, I have said previously in this place that I'm not going to comment on operational matters regarding national security. What we want to do, and what we all— The PRESIDENT: Minister Wong, please resume your seat. Senator Cash. Senator Cash: It's a point of order in relation to relevance. We tolerated these answers yesterday, but I can assure you today— A government senator interjecting— Senator Cash: When you were in government, you made it clear—the minister made it clear— The PRESIDENT: Senator Cash, you're now debating. Senator Cash: This is not an operational— The PRESIDENT: Senator Cash, resume your seat. You are now debating. The minister is being relevant to the question. Minister Wong, please continue. Senator WONG: Senator Paterson, I think you did ask me this question yesterday—or it might have been one of your colleagues; I'm sorry; I can't recall which—and the answer I gave yesterday will be the answer I give today, and the reason for that is that our focus is ensuring that we can support the police in delivering— The PRESIDENT: Minister Wong, resume your seat. Senator Cash. Senator Cash: Again, the point of order is in relation to relevance. Disclosing the date of when the Prime Minister was briefed cannot possibly be categorised as being prejudicial or confidential. The PRESIDENT: Senator Cash— Senator Cash: I would ask you to draw the minister's attention to the question. The PRESIDENT: Senator Cash, you've called a point of order. You are now getting into the substance of the question. The minister is being relevant to the question. Senator McKenzie interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Senator McKenzie! I do not need your running commentary. Senator WONG: I will note that the New South Wales police themselves have made clear that the publication of information around this investigation has 'compromised our investigation and been detrimental to some of the strategies we may have used'. I certainly won't be adding to that, and I'm surprised Senator Paterson would add to that. I invite him to take a more responsible course than that being advocated by some of his colleagues. The PRESIDENT: Senator Paterson, a first supplementary?