Senator THORPE (Victoria—Independent VIC Whip) (14:22): My question is for the Minister for Indigenous Australians. Recently your Labor colleagues in the NT parliament—all of whom are Aboriginal people—voted in favour of a motion for an independent body at the Commonwealth level with powers to investigate and enforce change in relation to all First People's deaths in custody. The motion was defeated by the racist CLP government. Do you agree with your Aboriginal NT Labor colleagues that this body is needed? The PRESIDENT: Minister Wong, on a point of order? Senator Wong: With respect, I'd ask you to request that the senator rephrase the question. That is very clearly both a request about an opinion but also about an opinion in relation to the territory legislature, both of which are not within the bounds of the standing orders. Senator Thorpe: They're racist! Senator Wong: Senator, I'm actually trying to be helpful. There are ways you can ask a similar question without crossing both of those boundaries in the standing orders. Senator Thorpe: You're a government that doesn't like black people! The PRESIDENT: Senator Thorpe, the intention of your question is clear and that is is it the intention of the government to establish a body? But I would ask you to take on board the comment Senator Wong has made. Further I ask you to withdraw the comments you made about the NT government. Senator Thorpe: Violence of the colony— The PRESIDENT: Senator Thorpe— Senator Thorpe: I withdraw.