Senator HANSON-YOUNG (South Australia—Manager of Australian Greens Business in the Senate) (15:13): On the matter of urgency to suspend, the Greens will not be supporting this suspension. However, it is quite clear that question time has become an absolute farce, that the respect across the chamber is at an all-time low and that we obviously need to do something about putting a bit more order in place. I'll take up one point that Senator Wong raised. And, I must say, I felt—with all due respect, Senator Wong—I know you weren't here last week, but I'm not sure you're really listening and hearing what the rest of the chamber is saying. To stand here today and argue that, in the past, the two major parties have been able to decide and dictate when to 'play the crossbench in'—that's not exactly what any of us on this end of the chamber like to hear right now. The two-party system is crumbling. Voters don't like it, that's why they voted at the last election, at record levels, against the two major parties. Honourable senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order! Senator Hanson-Young, I've called you because I'm going to draw you back to the suspension matter. Senator HANSON-YOUNG: Here in the chamber, the government of the day does not have the numbers to control the chamber, and neither, of course, does the rabble over there in the coalition. The numbers on the crossbench continue to grow, and they are growing because the majority of Australians are looking, more and more, at options other than the two major parties. I would say to you— The PRESIDENT: Senator Hanson-Young, I'm really struggling to understand your arguments about the suspension motion. That is what you need to focus your remarks on. Senator HANSON-YOUNG: My argument about the suspension, President, is that this chamber needs to put in place a system that reflects the reality in this chamber. It should not simply be dictated by one side of the major parties to the next. We will not be supporting this suspension. We want a proper process put in place to ensure that there is fairness across the chamber for those from the non-government side who are able to hold the government of the day to account. When you continue to not release documents, when you tell the not— Government senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order! Senator HANSON-YOUNG: I'm sorry, President, but if you can't even keep your government side quiet while I make my argument, what's the point? The PRESIDENT: Senator Hanson-Young, resume your seat! I'm going to ask you to withdraw that comment. Senator HANSON-YOUNG: I withdraw, President, and I seek your protection from the rabble inside the chamber. The PRESIDENT: Senator Hanson-Young, have you finished or do you wish to continue? Senator HANSON-YOUNG: No, I haven't. I have two minutes and 25 seconds left. Honourable senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order across the chamber. Senator HANSON-YOUNG: I urge both sides to talk to the rest of us in the chamber about what would be a good way forward, because it is clear that leaving it to mum and dad isn't working. Leaving it to the major parties isn't working. If we want to put in place a system that holds the government of the day to account, then the crossbench should have a larger number of questions every question time. The opposition should be able to ask questions when they want, and the government should answer. That is how question time is meant to work. It's not so that government members can continue to prop up each other; it is so that the government of the day is held to account. I'm not going to let Senator Wong sit here today and say that it's up to the Labor Party or the Liberal Party to dictate when the crossbench are played in.