Senator WONG (South Australia—Minister for Foreign Affairs and Leader of the Government in the Senate) (14:16): Senator— Honourable senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Minister Wong, please resume your seat. Order! I am asking for order and silence. Senator Ayres: You must have had a pretty ordinary tactics meeting this morning. Senator Paterson: You think it's a joke. A racist T-shirt's a joke? The PRESIDENT: Senator Paterson and Senator Ayres, order! If you can't remain silent, leave the chamber. Silence is what I've asked for. Senator WONG: I condemn racism in all its forms. I condemn racism and prejudice when it is—how is that not relevant? The PRESIDENT: Senator Ruston, a point of order? Senator Ruston: I draw your attention to the question and relevance. I was asking about a condemnation of a post, not a general view. The PRESIDENT: The minister is just into her response and, so far, I think she is being relevant. Please continue, Minister. Senator WONG: We condemn racism is all its forms, in all circumstances. I condemned it when your Attorney-General stood here and said, 'People have a right to be bigots'. I don't remember any of you condemning it then. We condemned it when you, Senator Cash, and you, Senator Paterson, said that the protections for people in this country against offensive language, language that was designed to offend—we said no to your desire to take those protections out of the Racial Discrimination Act. It is— The PRESIDENT: Minister Wong, please resume your seat. Senator Ruston, a point of order? Senator Ruston: On relevance, I've merely asked the minister if she will condemn the post. The PRESIDENT: Senator Ruston, the minister is in order. I invite the minister to continue her response and I expect her to be heard in silence. Senator WONG: Absolutely. I'm surprised I would even have to say this. Of course we should all stand against white supremacism, and I for one have been on the receiving end of some of what they have said and done. (Time expired) Senator McKenzie interjecting— Senator Cash interjecting— Senator McGrath interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Just a moment, Senator McKim. It's disrespectful to me, when I've asked for silence—and I heard Senator McKenzie first, immediately. Senator Cash and Senator McGrath, 'silence' means silence. Be respectful towards my orders.