Julia Gillard (Lalor, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

I refer to a report today on the front page of the Courier Mail which states:

The Prime Minister, in responding to a question on the issue during a sitting of Federal Parliament yesterday, declared Brisbane City Council was big enough to deal with its own recovery costs.

That claim is untrue. I never said those words. They do not stand for what I said yesterday. I would refer people to the Hansard for the accurate version.

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