Senator FARUQI (New South Wales—Deputy Leader of the Australian Greens) (14:37): Minister, your answers make it clear that your Declaration for the Protection of Humanitarian Personal amounts to nothing—nothing more than empty words from a government pretending to uphold human rights while doing nothing to hold the abusers to account. Minister, when will you stop pretending to care about human rights and actually hold Israel accountable instead of issuing press releases as people starve and die? The PRESIDENT: Senator Watt, are you rising on a point of order? Senator Watt: You may be addressing this, President, but I was going to point there was an imputation there, and it should be withdrawn. The PRESIDENT: There was an imputation there, Senator Faruqi, and I'm going to ask you to withdraw and to reframe the question. Senator FARUQI: Minister, when will your government stop pretending to care about human rights and actually hold Israel accountable instead of issuing press releases while people starve and die? The PRESIDENT: Senator Faruqi, I did ask you to withdraw. You withdrew, and then you continued with the framing of the question which offended the Senate. I'm asking you to reframe the question without causing offence. Thank you. Senator FARUQI: I will withdraw, but it seems like everything that comes out of my mouth seems to offend this Senate, but I— Honourable senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order across the chamber! No, Senator Whish-Wilson, I will come to you. Senator Faruqi, when I ask senators to withdraw, I expect them to simply withdraw, not to add any other comment. You are no different to any other senator in this place. I will now go to Senator Whish-Wilson. Senator Whish-Wilson: Just a clarification of a point of order. You used the frame 'offend the Senate'. Are you saying that what Senator Faruqi said was unparliamentary? Can you explain— The PRESIDENT: Senator Whish-Wilson, you are on a debating point with me. Senator Whish-Wilson: No, I'm asking for a very important clarification. The PRESIDENT: Thank you, Senator Whish-Wilson. I think I was fairly clear that the— An honourable senator interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order! You are not arguing with me. I will remind all senators in this place of the motion we passed yesterday which talked about respect for one another. If there's an imputation—there was, and Senator Faruqi withdrew, and I gave her the privilege of repeating the question—I don't expect it to continue along a similar vein. An honourable senator interjecting— The PRESIDENT: You are not in a debate with me. If you wish to make a comment later in the day, avail yourself of your free time. Right now you are not in a debate. No, Senator Whish-Wilson, I'm not entertaining any more points of order; please resume your seat. I remind you, if you need to, to reread the motion this Senate passed yesterday about respect. Senator Faruqi, I ask you to simply ask the question of the government. Senator FARUQI: President, this is a complete farce. I'm not reframing my question. The PRESIDENT: Fine. Thank you, Senator Faruqi. That is your point of view. You are free to hold that. I will ask the minister to answer the question.