House debates Personal Explanations

Tuesday, 11 March 2008 House of Representatives

Jenny Macklin

Jenny Macklin Jagajaga, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs

4:26 pm

Mr Speaker, I wish to make a personal explanation.

Harry Jenkins

Harry Jenkins Speaker

Does the honourable member claim to have been misrepresented?

Jenny Macklin

Jenny Macklin Jagajaga, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs

Yes.

Jenny Macklin

Jenny Macklin Jagajaga, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs

The member for Warringah repeated a report in the Sydney Morning Herald, dated 7 March, about comments one of my staff made about bonus payments. I have written to the editor of the Sydney Morning Herald indicating that my staff member did not make these remarks as they were reported.