Darren Chester (Gippsland, National Party) 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?

Darren Chester (Gippsland, National Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Most grievously.

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

Please proceed.

Darren Chester (Gippsland, National Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Earlier in his answer the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government implied that I had lobbied ministers for $1 million per day, since being a member. I would like to reassure the people of Gippsland that I have lobbied ministers for much more than that! It would be $10 million a day at least, and I will continue to do so in the future!

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

The member for Gippsland will resume his seat.

Tony Abbott (Warringah, 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?

Tony Abbott (Warringah, Liberal Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I do.

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

Please proceed.

Tony Abbott (Warringah, Liberal Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The Prime Minister in question time said that I had claimed, falsely, that Santos was not proceeding with an LNG investment. That was not, in fact, the claim I made. The claim I made, as the Prime Minister should have known if he had checked the Hansard, was merely that this decision had been deferred, not necessarily cancelled.