Senator WONG (South Australia—Minister for Foreign Affairs and Leader of the Government in the Senate) (14:51): It does feel somewhat like groundhog day: the National Party in the Senate are again asking inaccurate questions about energy and being very successful in dragging the Liberal Party to the economically irrational Right. If I may congratulate you, you've certainly managed to get the Liberal Party to pick up your irrational policies! I think they are irrational. They are not good for the country, but, as a political strategy, you've certainly managed to get them there. Unfortunately, it isn't good for the country, and what we know is that, under the uncertainty that your government imposed on the Australian economy as a result primarily of National Party engagement and National Party campaigning, you had so much policy uncertainty that there was an effective investment strike. You had 22 out of 24 coal-fired power stations close—I'll correct that if I'm wrong. A government senator interjecting— Senator WONG: Twenty-four out of 28 closed. Senator Canavan: I have a point of order on relevance. Australians are very concerned about uncertain fuel supplies, and, as much as I'd love to discuss coal-fired power stations, the question was about our fuel security and the government's tax on Australian fuel refineries. The PRESIDENT: I think the minister is being relevant. I will continue to listen carefully. Senator WONG: Four-out-of-six refineries closed under whom? Under you. Four-out-of-six refineries closed under you, and then 24-out-of-28 coal-fired power stations closed under you. The problem is you have irrational economic policies which do not help Australians. And we see that in the closure of the things that you care about—on this front, refineries closed under you, just as coal fire closed under you because there was a lack of investment. Minister Ayres made clear yesterday that we hold more fuel now than at any time in the last 15 years. (Time expired) Honourable senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Senators McDonald, McKenzie and Ayres, when you've quite finished—Senator Canavan.