QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE

Senator WONG (South Australia—Minister for Foreign Affairs and Leader of the Government in the Senate) (14:09): This government will always be true to Labor values and to Australian values. That's what this government will do. That's what this budget will do, and that's what this prime minister will do.

If I may say, for the party that got 12 per cent in the Farrer by-election, I think you better have a think about whether or not—I know that standing for something might be an alien concept to those opposite. I know standing up for your values might be an alien concept— Honourable senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order! I think I had to try and shout louder than all of you, which is quite an achievement, at least four times.

I've asked you to come to order. That is what I expect. Senator WONG: I know that it may be alien to those opposite to actually have values that you stand by and you implement through policy, because we've seen so little of that in the opposition over there, who are still— Senator Hume: We ran.

Where were you? Senator WONG: I will take the deputy leader's interjection. The senator who wants to be part of a coalition with One Nation— The PRESIDENT: Minister Wong, resume your seat.

Senator Canavan interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Senator Canavan, if you care to look up, you will see your leader is on her feet. Senator Cash? Senator Cash: It's on direct relevance.

The question was merely asking for a numerical response: how many promises will be broken tonight—one, five, 10, 20 or all of them? The PRESIDENT: Thank you, Senator Cash. The minister is being relevant.

Senator WONG: And how many voters have walked away from you? That would be the question. How many voters?

Senator Hume was a prime example with that extraordinary performance on the 7.30 program, which all of you know was a train wreck, where she left open a coalition with One Nation. What sort of deputy— (Time expired)