QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE

Senator WONG (South Australia—Minister for Foreign Affairs and Leader of the Government in the Senate) (14:41): I think Senator Ayres went to this last week, where, in response to Senator Canavan, he pointed out that some of the exploration Senator Canavan had been advocating in government was not commercially viable. I would make the point that since 2022 the government has released 10 areas in Northern Carnarvon, Browse and other basins for offshore exploration, in August 2022; released areas in the Otway and Sorell basins for offshore exploration, in December 2025; and granted five offshore exploration permits.

The PRESIDENT: Senator Hanson, first supplementary?