Senator PRATT (Western Australia) (14:34): My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator Bob Carr. I ask the minister if he could advise the Senate on threats to cut— Honourable senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order! When there is silence on both sides, we will proceed. You are wasting the time of question time with senseless interjections on both sides. Senator PRATT: My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator Bob Carr. I would like to ask the minister if he can advise the Senate on threats to cut Australia's overseas aid budget by a magnitude of $800 million?