Bruce Billson Dunkley, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Small Business, Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs
4:34 pm
Mr Speaker, I wish to make a personal explanation.
Harry Jenkins Speaker
Does the honourable member claim to have been misrepresented?
Bruce Billson Dunkley, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Small Business, Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs
Yes.
Bruce Billson Dunkley, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Small Business, Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs
The Minister for Trade has again misled the parliament by suggesting that I and the coalition were proposing a government owned bank. This is not true—
Harry Jenkins Speaker
Order! The member for Dunkley will resume his seat.
Bruce Billson Dunkley, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Small Business, Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs
Mr Billson interjecting
Craig Emerson Rankin, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Trade
Dr Emerson interjecting
Harry Jenkins Speaker
No, nothing is now on the record. The member for Dunkley can go to where he has been misrepresented.
Bruce Billson Dunkley, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Small Business, Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs
The Minister for Trade has just repeated a statement that I was proposing a government owned bank and sought to introduce backgrounding of a journalist as evidence. It is a false accusation, he is misleading the parliament and he knows the other 20 people—
Craig Emerson Rankin, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Trade
4:35 pm
Mr Speaker, I wish to make a personal explanation.
Harry Jenkins Speaker
Does the honourable member claim to have been misrepresented?
Craig Emerson Rankin, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Trade
Just now.
Craig Emerson Rankin, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Trade
I was quoting directly from the Australian newspaper—quotes given to them by the shadow small business minister. If he believes that he has been misrepresented by the Australian, he—
Harry Jenkins Speaker
Order! The minister will resume his seat and we will not have any further revisiting of the MPI.