Senator WONG (South Australia—Minister for Finance and Deregulation) (14:48): Thank you, Mr President. The implication of the question is quite clearly again the same position that has been put by coalition senators— Honourable senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order! Minister, continue. Senator WONG: It is the same proposition that the coalition has continued with in this question time as they have— Honourable senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order! Minister, ignore the interjections. They are disorderly. Order! Senator Chris Evans: Mr President, I just make the point that calling on the minister to ignore the interjections is difficult when they are persistent, loud and made by a whole number of senators on the coalition side. I think it is fair for the minister to pause until she can hear herself and the rest of the chamber can hear her over the shouting. I suggest that the minister is entitled to pause until there is some order in the chamber. The PRESIDENT: The minister is given a— Senator Cameron: It's because that lot is such a rabble! The PRESIDENT: Order! The problem that we have, Senator Cameron, is that the interjections come from both sides and they are disorderly on both sides. The minister will be heard in silence. The minister is entitled to be heard in silence, and if you wish to debate the issue the time to debate it is after question time. Senator WONG: Thank you, Mr President. I again refer the Senate, and Senator Bernardi, to the statements issued by BHP Billiton to the market, shareholders and investors, which put very clearly the reasons they have chosen to shelve this expansion. Senator Birmingham: Some of the reasons! Senator WONG: Senator Birmingham desperately interjects, saying, 'Some of the reasons'. What he is actually saying is, 'Ignore what BHP is saying and listen to me,' as is Senator Bernardi. Since the carbon price and mining tax were announced we have seen continued and— (Time expired). Honourable senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order! If you wish to debate the issue, as I have said before, the time is after three o'clock.