QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE

Senator AYRES (New South Wales—Minister for Industry and Innovation and Minister for Science) (14:30): We know all about Senator Bragg and his colleagues' views. They're not a surprise—disappointing but not a surprise. What surprised me is how much the One Nation party once again just sound like the poor, old Liberals.

Senator Cash: You sound like the Greens! The PRESIDENT: Order! Senator AYRES: It's that kind of thinking, Senator Cash, that's got you into the strife that you're in now.

Who needs the Liberals when you have One Nation? Australian voters, certainly in Farrer, have reached the conclusion that they don't need the Liberal Party. At least Senator Canavan was down there, campaigning in Farrer.

I saw him. He was in his flannel shirt. Opposition senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Minister Ayres.

Senator AYRES: I'll give you a tip, Senator Canavan. The PRESIDENT: Minister Ayres! Senator AYRES: You don't iron the flannel shirt; you just put it on.

The PRESIDENT: Minister Ayres, resume your seat! Opposition senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order, Senator Canavan. Order!

Please continue, Minister. Senator AYRES: He is 'Senator Flanavan'. You don't iron the flannel shirts before you pose for the picture in the caravan park.