Senator CASH (Western Australia—Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women) (14:16): Again, you have got to love the hypocrisy—'and I expect a direct answer'. Senator Carr, in relation to your question, I believe that you are referring to the enhanced screening process. I advise the Senate that the process that we have followed in relation to enhanced screening is the same process that was practised by the previous government. Again, I refer the Senate to statements made— Senator Moore: Mr President, I rise on a point of order, again going to direct relevance. The specific question referred to assessment by teleconference. Could the minister just confirm in her answer the issue around teleconference? The PRESIDENT: I was listening to the minister's answer, Senator Moore, and she referred to enhanced processing. The minister still has half of her question left to answer. She was moving towards the answer and I believe she is being directly relevant. Senator Conroy: We're not optimists like you. The PRESIDENT: I am ruling on this. The minister has been directly relevant and she was explaining the position. Minister, you have the call. Senator CASH: I was referring to comments by a former minister for immigration, Mr O'Connor, in 2013. Senator Wong: Mr President, I rise on a point of order. The question is very simple: have asylum claims of people aboard any vessels at sea been assessed via teleconference? That is the question. The standing orders require that a minister be directly relevant to the question. I would ask you to ask the minister to address the question. Senator Abetz: On the point of order, clearly 'enhanced processing' may well include teleconferencing. To play these word games— Senator Wong interjecting— Senator Abetz: It is amazing how Senator Wong demands silence when she makes a point of order, yet when I am on my feet she is— The PRESIDENT: Senator Wong, you were heard in complete silence and I think Senator Abetz deserves that same courtesy. Minister, I believe you have not concluded your answer. Senator CASH: Unfortunately it does go to the other side's complete lack of knowledge in relation to particular processes that they themselves had in place when they were in government, which also might explain the reason that we are in the state today that we are in, with over 50,000 people coming here illegally by boat. As I was saying, though, in relation to former Minister O'Connor, he stated— (Time expired)