Senator ABETZ (Tasmania—Leader of the Government in the Senate, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service and Minister for Employment) (14:10): The Labor Party seem to be revelling in a decision that was taken overnight, in another part of the world, determining what will happen in Senator Thorp's home state and my home state of Tasmania. It is a matter on which her party was absolutely decimated not once but twice—once at the federal election on 7 September and then later on in March this year. So I would simply remind Senator Thorp that, as she leaves this place, she might like to reflect on the reason why she is leaving this place: that the Australian Labor Party— Opposition senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order! On my left. Wait a minute, Senator Thorp; you are entitled to be heard in silence. Senator Thorp: Mr President, I rise on a point of order on relevance. My question was that, given the government's submission was described as 'feeble,' would the minister confirm that? The PRESIDENT: There is no point of order at this stage. The minister still has one minute 16 seconds remaining. I am listening closely to the minister's response. Senator ABETZ: As I was indicating to the honourable senator, the Australian Labor Party misread the constituency in Tasmania not once but twice. The Australian people and the Tasmanian people will be able to make their own determination whether it is feeble to claim that a network of roads, a network of high-transmission lines— Opposition senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order! If you wish to debate it, the time is after the end of question time. You are entitled to be heard in silence, Senator Abetz. Senator ABETZ: I think the Australian people will come to their own conclusion that it is somewhat feeble to claim World Heritage protection for a network of roads, disused quarries, a network of high-voltage lines, pine plantations, eucalypt plantations et cetera. I understand that one person from Portugal used the term that the honourable senator referred to. But can I say that the responses in the Tasmanian ballot boxes were not feeble in any way, shape or form. Having said all that, unlike the Greens and Labor, we do abide by the determinations that are made.