Senator MILNE (Tasmania—Leader of the Australian Greens) (14:14): My question is to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator Ludwig. Is the minister aware of ABC Lateline footage of workers kicking, punching and bashing birds at a turkey abattoir in Sydney and that New South Wales Police have been asked to investigate— Senator Ian Macdonald interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order! Senator Milne is entitled to be heard in silence, Senator Macdonald. Senator MILNE: Thank you, Mr President. I regret that the coalition finds this cruelty amusing. I ask the minister: in relation to these acts of cruelty at the abattoir, is he also aware that this latest incident is the most recent in a shameful list of cruel incidents in abattoirs, such as in March this year with ex-racehorses at the Laverton knackery being beaten and dragged by tractors whilst still alive and the slaughter of fully conscious animals in New South Wales abattoirs? Does the minister believe that these standards of treatment are acceptable in Australia?