Senator NASH (New South Wales—Deputy Leader of The Nationals in the Senate and Assistant Minister for Health) (14:12): Again, for the Senate: there were no conflicts of interest— Senator Wong: Not even the Prime Minister agrees with you! Senator NASH: I would perhaps invite those opposite— Opposition senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order! Just wait a minute. Minister, you are entitled to be heard in silence—resume your seat. Senator Wong: You are the only one who is still saying that—so are you right or is Tony Abbott right? Honourable senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order! Those on my right and on my left: if you wish to debate the issue the time is at the end of question time. The minister is entitled to be heard in silence. When there is silence we will proceed. Senator NASH: Thank you very much, Mr President. As I have indicated to the Senate on many occasions now, there was no conflict of interest. Senator Wong interjecting— Senator NASH: That is exactly what it is about: there was no conflict of interest. Senator Wong: That's not what the PM says; you can't even get your lines right! The PRESIDENT: Order! Minister, resume your seat. If people wish to debate the issue I remind them they can do that at the end of question time. Senator NASH: Thank you very much, Mr President. I have advised the Senate on several occasions now of the arrangements surrounding the employment of my former chief of staff which ensured that there was no conflict of interest. For several hours, from recollection, last week Senate Wong did indeed ask—as did other senators—a range of questions relating to these matters. I would suggest that most of these— (Time expired)