Ms SHARKIE (Mayo) (09:55): As a member of the crossbench, I say this matter is above partisan politics. This goes to the core of our democracy. This goes to trust. This goes to integrity—the integrity of each of us individually, as well as the integrity of us collectively. It goes to confidence—the confidence of the Australian community in us individually and collectively. I would urge the government not to use its numbers in this place, its slim majority in this place—and we all remember what happened in the 45th Parliament—to run a protection racket. We are simply calling here for the member for Chisholm to make a statement in this place. If the member for Chisholm has nothing to hide and if the member for Chisholm has nothing to fear then the member for Chisholm will come to this place and make a statement about any questions and any concerns that not just people in this place but people in the wider Australian community have and are concerned about with potential alleged connections to communist China. We have all seen the Andrew Bolt interview, as have many members of the Australian community. Again, the trust, the confidence and the integrity of this place rides on this matter. Don't think it doesn't. We are in a position, nationally, where decline in us and decline in this place is at an all-time low. We have an opportunity now and I would urge the member for Chisholm. The members of the crossbench are watching. I am deeply concerned and, in my conversations with my colleagues, we are deeply concerned about this. We only ask the member for Chisholm to make a very simple statement to this House, to detail her knowledge and her connections. It is a very simple thing for the member to do; it is the right and proper thing for the member to do. (Time expired) The SPEAKER: The time allotted for this debate has concluded. The question is that the motion moved by the member for Isaacs be agreed to.