Senator CONROY (Victoria—Leader of the Government in the Senate, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on Digital Productivity) (14:35): I always enjoy Senator Joyce talking about broken promises. For those of us who have been in the chamber long enough—and, Mr President, you are one of them—we will remember: 'I will not vote for the sale of Telstra.' Senator Joyce ran on a platform; he said it; he campaigned on it; he came in here and he talked a big fight. Then he got in the room and, as usual, the little puppy dogs in the Nationals rolled over and let Mr Howard tickle their tummies and off they went— The PRESIDENT: Come to the question, Senator Conroy. Senator CONROY: When it comes to broken promises in this chamber Senator Barnaby Joyce is example No. 1. This chamber has had to witness coalition— Senator Joyce: Mr President, on a point of order on relevance— Senator Conroy interjecting— Senator Joyce: I am sorry, I cannot hear. There is someone trying to censure our comments. The PRESIDENT: Senator Joyce, just address your question to me. Senator Joyce: I rise on a point of order on relevance. Is the government going to break its promise to the Independents that this is going to go to authentic regional areas, or is it going to start using this to pork-barrel the Western Suburbs of Sydney? It is fine if they want to pork-barrel—they can go ahead and do it—just be upfront about it— The PRESIDENT: You are now debating it. There is no point of order. The minister has 11 seconds remaining. Senator CONROY: The single greatest broken promise in this chamber was when you cast a vote to support the sale of Telstra, when you promised every Queenslander you would not, under any circumstance, do that Senator Joyce. (Time expired)