QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE

Senator WONG (South Australia—Minister for Foreign Affairs and Leader of the Government in the Senate) (14:17): The Australian people have seen, over these weeks, the action the government has taken to shore up supply. The Australian people have seen— Senator McGrath interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order! Senator WONG: the action the government has taken to enable more fuel to flow to Australia and to look to deal with distribution issues.

Senator McGrath interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order! Senator WONG: The Australian people have seen the National Cabinet meetings, including where the National Fuel Security Plan was adopted and made public— Senator McGrath interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order! Senator McGrath, you continued your interjections.

I called order three times. I called you by your name, and you continued the running commentary. Senator O'Sullivan interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Senator O'Sullivan is joining you in my desire to try to get you to come to order.

Minister Wong. Senator WONG: The Australian people have seen our engagement with international partners and the Australian people will have the benefit of the reduction in excise and the heavy vehicle road user charge. And tonight the Prime Minister will address the nation, because this is an unprecedented shock on global markets.

What the Australian people also see, colleagues, is the behaviour of those opposite, who, true to form, are unable, when things are tough, to ever look beyond their own— (Time expired)