Senator AYRES (New South Wales—Minister for Industry and Innovation and Minister for Science) (14:45): Let's just deal with the facts for a second and then get to the politics. We have fuel reserves—minimum stockholding obligations—of petrol, 150 per cent of our requirements; jet fuel, 134 per cent; and diesel, 116 per cent. The approach from the previous government—when Mr Morrison, Mr Turnbull and Mr Taylor were all in charge of this—was that Australia's national fuel reserves were to be held in Texas. I can tell you that Australia's fuel reserves are held here, in transport infrastructure and storage infrastructure around the country. When Mr Taylor was in charge of our energy strategy—I think he was described by a former Liberal prime minister as Australia's best qualified idiot. What did the village of Nimmitabel do to deserve Mr Taylor as Nimmitabel's inimitable hereditary peer, as the country's sole remaining bunyip aristocrat. He was so lazy in his administration of the energy portfolio that he put our national stocks, he hoped, in Texas. Senator Henderson: On a point of order, the minister is impugning the motives of a member of the other place. I would ask him to withdraw those comments. The PRESIDENT: I was listening carefully, Senator Henderson. He's not quite there yet, but I was going to remind him to be very mindful of his comments. Given that you've raised the point of order, I'll do that now. Minister Ayres, please be mindful of your comments. Senator AYRES: It does strike me—in this time of conflict, when there is pressure on fuel security and supply chains around the world—that never before has it been more important that this government continue with the effort of securing our electricity system and extending, in particular, electric vehicles. That's one very important fuel security measure just by itself. (Time expired) The PRESIDENT: Senator Roberts, first supplementary?