Ms PLIBERSEK (Sydney—Minister for the Environment and Water) (15:02): Thank you, Mr Speaker. I say again: nobody tells me what to ask in question time. But is it any surprise that the shadow minister for women, when she hears in the media that there has been a sexual assault in Parliament House, a very serious allegation, and then also hears in the media that that has been inappropriately dealt with by the employers in this place, would ask questions? Is there any wonder? In fact, I would say I would not have been doing my job at all if I had not asked questions about this. Can I take us back to the issue at hand here once again. Is it any wonder that only 13 per cent of sexual assaults in this country are reported to police when we see what has been happening in the media this week, with SMS messages leaked to the media and with private conversations taped and leaked to the media? Honourable members interjecting— The SPEAKER: The minister will pause. I'll hear from the member for Goldstein, who was on her feet first. The member for Goldstein on a point of order? Ms Daniel: Mr Speaker: section 91, disorderly conduct. I would remind the chamber how triggering this conversation is for the woman involved, the staff in this building and the women around Australia who are victims of sexual assault. I also remind the chamber that we have young people in the gallery listening to this behaviour. The SPEAKER: I want to remind all members that we have a role to play in setting the standard for an inclusive, respectful and professional workplace here in Australia and across Australia. I'm going to ensure that we display exemplary individual leadership, as was agreed by all members of this parliament in February this year. I'll hear from the Deputy Leader of the Opposition on a point of order. Ms Ley: It's on relevance, Mr Speaker. The points that the member for Goldstein raised around the content of the conversation would be respected better by the minister if she simply answered the question. The SPEAKER: Resume your seat. Honourable members interjecting— The SPEAKER: Order! The minister is being relevant because the question was about her statement about these issues, which she is answering. She has the call. She's halfway through her answer. She's going to be heard in silence. The minister has the call. Ms PLIBERSEK: I want to thank the member for Goldstein for bringing us back to what matters here. This conversation is an incredibly difficult conversation for many thousands of people who are watching this right now. They find it distressing because they know that, when victims of sexual assault report these matters to the police, they often go into a process which is revictimising and retraumatising. In every instance, I behaved ethically and completely properly, respectful of the issues at hand and respectful of the people involved.