Julia Gillard Lalor, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Opposition
3:10 pm
Mr Speaker, I wish to make a personal explanation.
David Hawker Speaker
Does the honourable member claim to have been misrepresented?
Julia Gillard Lalor, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Opposition
I most certainly do.
Julia Gillard Lalor, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Opposition
In question time today the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations stated that I had criticised the Lilac City Motor Inn yesterday. This statement is completely untrue.
Warren Truss Wide Bay, National Party, Minister for Trade
Mr Truss interjecting
David Hawker Speaker
Order! The Minister for Trade! The Deputy Leader will be heard.
Julia Gillard Lalor, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Opposition
Thank you very much, Mr Speaker. Yesterday, I at no point criticised the Lilac City Motor Inn. I expressed myself as being pleased to hear about the employment conditions in that motor inn as disclosed by Joanne Doolan on the John Laws show. I did clearly criticise a template Australian workplace agreement being distributed by the Hotel, Motel and Accommodation Association, but more than anything else I criticised Mr Howard’s laws for allowing that to happen.
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