Malcolm Turnbull (Wentworth, Liberal Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Mr Speaker, I wish to make a personal explanation.

Harry Jenkins (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Does the honourable member claim to have been misrepresented?

Malcolm Turnbull (Wentworth, Liberal Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Yes, most grievously and by a repeat offender.

Harry Jenkins (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Please proceed.

Malcolm Turnbull (Wentworth, Liberal Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

In the course of question time, the Treasurer asserted that I had verballed the board of the Reserve Bank when I quoted from the minutes of their monetary policy meeting of 6 October 2009. Far from verballing the Reserve Bank—verballing involves making a fabricated account of someone else’s report—I quoted expressly and precisely from the minutes to the effect that:

… the balance of risks was now such that the current very expansionary setting of policy was no longer necessary, and possibly imprudent.

Greg Hunt (Flinders, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Climate Change, Environment and Water) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Mr Speaker, I wish to make a personal explanation.

Harry Jenkins (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Does the member claim to have been misrepresented?

Greg Hunt (Flinders, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Climate Change, Environment and Water) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I do indeed.

Harry Jenkins (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Please proceed.

Greg Hunt (Flinders, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Climate Change, Environment and Water) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

During question time today, the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts asserted that I had jumped from a plane without a parachute. Whilst the implication is flattering, the reality is somewhat more prosaic. I do, however, worry that he is projecting some dark fantasy.

Harry Jenkins (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Order! I will have to think about one.