David Hawker Speaker
Does the honourable member claim to have been misrepresented?
Judi Moylan Pearce, Liberal Party
I believe I have been personally misrepresented and defamed. An article on page 4 of the Australian newspaper today, written by Samantha Maiden and Caroline Overington, in regard to the government’s announcement yesterday on wheat marketing, reported:
Mr Tuckey accused his West Australian Liberal colleague Judi Moylan of attempting to protect AWB.
The article then quoted the member for O’Connor directly as saying:
It’s outrageous. She’s up to her eyeballs in protecting AWB Limited, the corrupt company.
Mr Speaker, I absolutely reject any allegations that I have supported corruption by AWB or, indeed, any other organisation or individual.
David Hawker Speaker
Does the honourable member claim to have been misrepresented?
Wilson Tuckey O'Connor, Liberal Party
I claim to be misrepresented by the claims made in those remarks. They are inaccurate. I refer the House to the balance of that article where the member for Pearce is quoted as saying that she welcomed the ‘status quo’ and defended a group of remaining employees of AWB, none of whom blew the whistle on their executives prior to the—
David Hawker Speaker
The member is debating the point. He will resume his seat.