Bruce Billson (Dunkley, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Small Business, Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs) 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?

Bruce Billson (Dunkley, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Small Business, Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Yes.

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

Please proceed.

Bruce Billson (Dunkley, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Small Business, Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

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) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Order! The member for Dunkley will resume his seat.

Bruce Billson (Dunkley, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Small Business, Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Mr Billson interjecting

Craig Emerson (Rankin, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Trade) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Dr Emerson interjecting

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

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) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

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—

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

Order! The member will resume his seat.

Craig Emerson (Rankin, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Trade) 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?

Craig Emerson (Rankin, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Trade) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Just now.

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

Please proceed.

Craig Emerson (Rankin, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Trade) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

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) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Order! The minister will resume his seat and we will not have any further revisiting of the MPI.