House debates Personal Explanations

Wednesday, 26 May 2010 House of Representatives

Dennis Jensen

Dennis Jensen Tangney, Liberal Party

4:20 pm

Mr Speaker, I wish to make a personal explanation.

Harry Jenkins

Harry Jenkins Speaker

Does the honourable member claim to have been misrepresented?

Dennis Jensen

Dennis Jensen Tangney, Liberal Party

Yes, most egregiously—twice by the Prime Minister.

Dennis Jensen

Dennis Jensen Tangney, Liberal Party

During question time the Prime Minister quoted from an interview I gave this morning. I have here the transcript of that interview, which demonstrates that I did not endorse the mining super tax proposed by the Rudd government. I criticised the entry level and endorsed the prior rights of state governments to continue to raise their mining royalties, which is not a profit related regime. I also criticised the government’s complete bungling on the whole introduction of this tax. I stated that the philosophy of it was wrong.

Harry Jenkins

Harry Jenkins Speaker

Order! The honourable member will resume his seat. He has gone to where he alleges he was misrepresented. He cannot argue a case.