Dennis Jensen (Tangney, Liberal 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?

Dennis Jensen (Tangney, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Yes, most egregiously—twice by the Prime Minister.

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

Please proceed.

Dennis Jensen (Tangney, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

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

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