Malcolm Turnbull (Wentworth, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

We know that the Leader of the Opposition has form in misrepresentation and distortion, but he—

Mr Shorten interjecting—

Yes, he is free to wave around whatever he likes. But the one thing he is not very good at is sticking to the facts. Normally, the glass jaw takes a bit longer to appear than this. I mean, really! Seriously, I think we would all be sensitive to charges of misrepresentation if we were so assiduous at it as the Leader of the Opposition. One day after another, any resemblance between what he says and the truth is a matter of coincidence. It is absolutely a matter of coincidence. I am not saying he is never accurate; I am saying he is only accurate when it suits him—when it suits his own political purpose. We have seen him distort and misrepresent and spread falsehoods on one issue after another.

It is so touching to see the way he wants to be the ferocious class warrior. Oh yes, Bill Shorten, defender of the poor and the—

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