Senator AYRES (New South Wales—Minister for Industry and Innovation and Minister for Science) (14:14): I can confirm that, this morning, management at the Tomago facility began a process of consulting with around 1,400 workers at that facility about the potential for that facility to close in 2028. Having had some experience with these kinds of events, I can tell you that this is a very difficult day, indeed, and there are going to be challenging days, weeks and months— Senator Ruston: Are you going to take any responsibility for that? Senator AYRES: What I wouldn't do, Senator Ruston, is disrespect workers who are having a tough day in Tomago with the sort of hyperpartisanship that your show are engaged in. If you— Opposition senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order! I sat Senator Canavan down and gave him the privilege of starting his question again because there was too much noise on the right. I demanded that his question be heard in silence. The same applies to those of you on the left. The minister is responding to the question, and I ask for silence. Senator AYRES: Of course, as you would imagine, this government has been engaged in discussions with the government of New South Wales, the owners of that facility and the trade unions engaged in that facility over the future of that facility for some time. We will continue that over the coming weeks and months as we work with that facility. It's also the case that, more broadly across the aluminium sector in Queensland and Tasmania, facilities owned by Rio Tinto, a part owner of the Tomago facility, are working through their future power-purchasing agreements. In Queensland, the Gladstone facility has been successfully engaged in investment and underwriting solar and wind projects. I'm grateful for the assistance of the government of Queensland in supporting that work. There is competition— (Time expired) The PRESIDENT: Senator Canavan, a first supplementary?