Senator WATT (Queensland—Minister for the Environment and Water) (14:53): Thanks, Senator Duniam, for the supplementary. I again repeat the point that I've made several times today, which is that the Australian government is not providing assistance to this cohort, and I also— The PRESIDENT: Minister Watt, please resume your seat. Senator Duniam? Senator Duniam: President, on relevance, I was very specific about whether any warrants had been issued by Australia relating to alleged offences in the Middle East, not about assistance being provided. The PRESIDENT: Senator Watt, I draw you to the specifics of the question. Senator WATT: Thanks, President, and thanks, Senator Duniam. Again, I can only repeat the advice that I've provided so far, which is that the Australian government is not providing assistance to this cohort. The PRESIDENT: Minister Watt, please resume your seat. Senator Duniam? Senator Duniam: President, on relevance again, the minister repeated exactly what he said before, which precipitated the first point of order. I would ask you to draw him to the specifics of the question, around the warrants issued. The PRESIDENT: Certainly. Thank you, Senator Duniam. Minister Gallagher? Senator Gallagher: On the point of order, President, you have made remarks a number of times indicating that you cannot direct ministers how to answer a question, and I would remind you of that and suggest that Minister Watt is being relevant. He is answering the question that has been asked, but he can't be directed how to answer it. The PRESIDENT: The minister continued with the same answer he had begun with before the first point of order, on which I drew him back to the question. You are absolutely right: I can't direct ministers to answer questions in a specific way, but I can draw ministers, where appropriate, back to the question, and I remind Minister Watt of that. Senator Henderson. Senator Henderson: On the point of order, I would just ask you to remind the minister that he must be directly relevant—not just relevant but directly relevant. The PRESIDENT: Senator Henderson, if you're so keen on doing this job, put your name down as a temporary chair. I've responded to the point of order and drawn the minister back to the question, and it's not a point of order. Senator WATT: Thanks, President, and thank you to the various coalition senators as well for their guidance as to how I should answer the question. I was actually midway through my answer to the question from Senator Duniam and began by repeating the point that we are not providing assistance to the cohort. But I was also going to confirm again the comments that Senator Gallagher made earlier today—and this goes to part of Senator Duniam's question—that our security and intelligence agencies have been working and continue to work to ensure that they are prepared for any Australian from this cohort returning home. The PRESIDENT: Senator Duniam, second supplementary?