Joel Fitzgibbon (Hunter, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Mr Deputy Speaker, I seek leave to make a personal explanation.

Bruce Scott (Maranoa, National Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Leave is granted. Please proceed.

Joel Fitzgibbon (Hunter, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

This morning Fairfax newspapers published outrageous, untrue and completely false allegations against me. I reject those allegations completely. They are completely untrue and they are false. I believe them to be defamatory. The matter is now in the hands of my lawyers for immediate action.