Mr KATTER (Kennedy) (14:17): Deputy Prime Minister, the Courier Mail front page said David Attenborough labelled the Great Barrier Reef as 'magnificent'—not 'endangered', but 'magnificent'. Are you aware that China holds the chairmanship of UNESCO, currently meeting in China? Isn't the proposed declaration by UNESCO of the barrier reef as endangered a serious erosion of Australia's sovereignty and yet another intrusion into the control room of our country? The SPEAKER: Leader of the House? Mr Dutton: Mr Speaker, I just point out to you that the question asked of the DPM is really better directed to the Minister for the Environment. Clearly those issues come within the responsibility of the Minister for the Environment, not the Deputy Prime Minister. Mr KATTER: Mr Speaker, I am the greatest admirer of the Leader of the House— The SPEAKER: Hang on! I haven't called you yet. The member for Kennedy. Mr KATTER: [Inaudible] my tuppence worth in. The SPEAKER: No, I just heard you admiring someone, which is rare for you in this place. The member for Kennedy has the call. Mr KATTER: Mr Speaker, I love the Leader of the House, but, with all due respect, the question is about sovereignty, not about the environment. It's about sovereignty. The SPEAKER: Yes, but that still doesn't bring it into order. The Deputy Prime Minister, like any other minister, is entitled to ask another minister to answer if the question has been misdirected. I think the Leader of the House has made a reasonable point. The Minister for the Environment.