Rob Mitchell (McEwen, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Mr Speaker, I wish to make a personal explanation.

Tony Smith (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Does the honourable member claim to have been misrepresented?

Rob Mitchell (McEwen, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Yes—most grievously!

Tony Smith (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Please proceed.

Rob Mitchell (McEwen, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

In the Guardian story yesterday, Minister Cormann had claimed that I had been invited to one of the government's shonky small business forums. I had at no stage been invited to any of them, and I think the minister should go back to Senate estimates and correct the record immediately.

Tony Smith (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The member for McEwen has outlined where he believes he has been misrepresented.