QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE

Senator WONG (South Australia—Minister for Foreign Affairs and Leader of the Government in the Senate) (14:14): I might have missed the first part of that question, but, if you are quoting a criminal, that's a matter for you. That's the first point. The second point is that my recollection is that it is as a result of the action that the administrator has taken, after the decisions that the government has made, that— Honourable senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order!

Senator WONG: Shall I start again? My recollection is that Mr Gatto is facing charges as a consequence of action taken by the administrator that this government appointed. I also am advised that Minister King has made our expectations extremely clear with state and territory governments: crime and corruption within the construction industry cannot and will not be tolerated.

We have introduced provisions into federal funding agreements to make sure we have strong governance and accountability mechanisms in place on projects that are being funded.