Senator CHRIS EVANS (Western Australia—Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research and Leader of the Government in the Senate) (14:11): Mr President, this is a most unusual question. I am asked by the Liberal Party whether or not we have kept our promises to the Greens. I do not quite understand why Senator Cormann, who is so far to the right of the Liberal Party he is almost falling off the edge, is so concerned about the interests of the Greens. I do not understand his interest in that, Mr President, and I do not see— Senator Cormann: Mr President, on a point of order: there is, of course, a requirement for the minister to be directly relevant to the question under our standing orders. I asked a very specific question which goes to the heart of how this government formed government, reaching an agreement with the Greens which the government has not acted on now 18 months later. There is a very specific question here. The minister is talking about all sorts of other things that have got nothing to do with the question asked. I ask you to direct the minister to be directly relevant to the question. The PRESIDENT: The minister has been going 29 seconds. The minister still has a minute 31 remaining to address the question. Senator CHRIS EVANS: Mr President, as I said, I am bemused by the question. The senator quite rightly points to the fact that any arrangements entered into by the government with the Independents and minor parties were released publicly and they are available to the Australian public, so those arrangements are transparent and on the public record. The government continues to honour those commitments and work with those of goodwill in this parliament to deliver stable government and get on with a reform agenda that is important for this country. All we hear from the opposition is opposition and negativity. For them to try and make claims about whether or not we have met our commitments to the Independents is absolutely ludicrous. What we have done is introduce a range of reforms that provide for better accountability and transparency in government. The FOI legislation and other measures have provided for much greater transparency, much more open government. We have been transparent with the Australian people about the operations of government, but also about the operations of any agreements entered into with the Independents. The proper avenue for senators seeking information is through the Senate processes. I know Senator Cormann is pursuing some of those; this government will respond accordingly. But all those processes are transparent, and concerns about any agreement I think are probably between the parties.