QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE

Senator WONG (South Australia—Minister for Foreign Affairs and Leader of the Government in the Senate) (14:23): Senator, generally the Midwinter Ball has been a time where we put aside partisan politics. Senator Hodgins-May interjecting— Senator WONG: Well, that generally has been how it's been approached. But so be it, if you wish to open that up.

But I would ask you whether you think it passes the pub test for you to take so many hundreds of thousands of dollars from a professional gambler and then complain about gambling.