House debates Questions without Notice: Additional Answers
Budget 2007-08
Peter Costello Higgins, Liberal Party, Treasurer
3:13 pm
Mr Speaker, I seek the indulgence of the chair to add to an answer.
Peter Costello Higgins, Liberal Party, Treasurer
In the course of making a statement about productivity and the importance of AWAs in the mining industry, the Deputy Leader of the Opposition claimed that she had never called Sir Rod Eddington ‘another voice’. She claimed that in parliament. I want to table the Australian of Friday, 4 May 2007—
Anthony Albanese Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Manager of Opposition Business in the House
Mr Speaker, I raise a point of order. This is an abuse; this is not adding to an answer.
David Hawker Speaker
The Manager of Opposition Business will resume his seat. The Treasurer has sought indulgence to add to an answer and he has the call. I call the Treasurer.
Peter Costello Higgins, Liberal Party, Treasurer
which quotes Ms Gillard saying the following:
I am happy to talk to Rod about ... but that would just be another voice in the voices we’ve got in the business community.
David Hawker Speaker
The Treasurer will resume his seat. The Manager of Opposition Business on another point of order.
Anthony Albanese Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Manager of Opposition Business in the House
He is responding to an interjection, Mr Speaker, and it is entirely out of order.
David Hawker Speaker
The Manager of Opposition Business will resume his seat. The Treasurer has sought to add to an answer. He is in order. I call the Treasurer.
Peter Costello Higgins, Liberal Party, Treasurer
That is a direct quote of Ms Gillard referring to Sir Rod Eddington as ‘another voice’ from the front page of the Australian, 4 May 2007, and I table it.