Senator BOSWELL (Queensland) (18:47): At the start of this debate I want to clearly state, as I stated on 26 November 2010: I have not received any donation from Metcash. The campaign donation referred to went directly from Metcash to the then Queensland branch of the National Party of Australia. I am informed by the party that it banked the donation in its central campaign account in July 2007. Senator Milne has just said that I got a direct donation. Senator Brown has said that I have received a direct donation. I have never received a direct donation and I would not ask for money directly. I just want to clear the record up on that. Mr President, I do want to say that Senator Brown received your ruling and then looked for someone to hit out at in a tit-for-tat response. I happened to be that person and I did not particularly like being named in parliament; I did not want it. Senator Brown has come in here today and said, a couple of hours ago, that he does not want to withdraw his motion about the donation; he wants to push it out for a couple of weeks. I have got to hang in there, worried about this for another two weeks, because he wants to refer it to the Privileges Committee. I suggest to you, Mr President, that that is the height of hypocrisy. He comes in here and says, 'You have inconvenienced me, you have made me concerned over a two-month period and you have referred me to the Privileges Committee, and that is unacceptable,' yet he does exactly the same to me. That reference has not been withdrawn; it merely has been extended. So, Senator Brown, you cannot have it both ways. You have accused me, in response to Senator Kroger's reference. You looked around and found someone that had been named as receiving a donation— Senator Bob Brown: Mr President, I ask that Senator Boswell address the chair. The PRESIDENT: Senator Boswell, you should address the chair. Senator BOSWELL: I accept your ruling, Mr President, because I always accept your ruling, as I think we always should accept your ruling. Yes, we can dissent from it, but we do not have to go to the extent where we are going to turn this place into a High Court. Senator Brown may have the money to be able to do it— The PRESIDENT: Order! It being past 6.50 pm, we will move to the consideration of government documents.