Senator BRANDIS (Queensland—Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) (14:15): I have a further supplementary question, Mr President. Will the minister confirm that he is taking the first supplementary question on notice? Does the minister agree with the opinion of his colleague, Senator Faulkner, that Australia must not undermine, overtly or covertly, its obligations under the refugee convention? Why has the minister become so morally compromised on asylum seeker policy and so willingly— Senator Conroy: You are a rank hypocrite! The PRESIDENT: Senator Conroy, you have got to withdraw that. Senator Conroy: I withdraw. Senator BRANDIS: Why has the minister become so morally compromised on asylum seeker policy and so willingly accepted the government's pitiless plan for offshore dumping— (Time expired)