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) (14:29): I reject the underpinning assertion on which that question is based. It is an attempt to misrepresent what the Prime Minister said. It is a total misrepresentation—and then you add the bile and you add all of the rest on top and you come up with that question. What is clear from this line of questioning so far is those on that side of the chamber want to see a further contraction in media ownership in this country. They would prefer to see fewer media owners than exist today. They, unfortunately and quite astonishingly, have decided— Senator Birmingham: Mr President, I rise on a point of order. Seriously, in terms of relevance the minister has strayed a long way on this matter. The minister is now rambling about the ownership of media in Australia rather than dealing with the question which was specifically about the timing for the passage of legislation through this parliament and his commitment that it had to be done and dusted by the end of this week. Government senators interjecting— Senator Jacinta Collins: Mr President, I rise on the point of order: I make the point that several of my colleagues around have just done—that was not indeed the question that was asked, and Senator Birmingham knows that. The PRESIDENT: There is no point of order. The minister still has 15 seconds. Senator CONROY: Those on that side do not want to stand by and see a press council that is able to actually deal with complaints that ordinary citizens want to make. The press have enormous power and with that power comes responsibility. (Time expired)