Senator AYRES (New South Wales—Minister for Industry and Innovation and Minister for Science) (14:40): Thank you for that question. I was interested to see whether at any point today, after all this fanfare about additional questions, there was ever going to be a moment where this self-absorbed circular Canberra club hopelessly divided amongst themselves would actually ask a question about this important industrial facility in the Hunter Valley. What it turns out we have is a question that is asked in precisely the same terms as a question that was asked three days ago over there. This show can't even make up their own questions. The PRESIDENT: Senator Ruston? Senator Ruston: On a point of order of relevance, I was wondering whether you might direct the minister to answer the question. The PRESIDENT: I think the minister is being relevant, but if he's not directly relevant I will draw him to the question. Senator AYRES: What you will find, of course, is that, in the period since I was appointed as the minister for industry, this is one of the questions that as the minister I have been very focused on. The truth is that this facility is facing a very uncertain future. That is the truth. It is facing markets that are very challenging because of over-subsidisation and overcapacity in certain markets, particularly in China, and tariff responses from economies around the world, not just the United States. It is facing a series of energy challenges largely brought upon, I have to say, by 10 years of inaction on the energy front, which means that there is less supply than there could have been. We'll see if the next question's original. Senator McKenzie interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Senator McKenzie, first supplementary—I beg your pardon. Isn't it amazing that I think it's you, Senator McKenzie, because your interjections are constant. My apologies, Senator Collins; first supplementary.