Jamie Briggs Mayo, Liberal Party, Chairman of the Scrutiny of Government Waste Committee
3:35 pm
Mr Speaker, I wish to make a personal explanation.
Harry Jenkins Speaker
Does the honourable member claim to have been misrepresented?
Jamie Briggs Mayo, Liberal Party, Chairman of the Scrutiny of Government Waste Committee
Outrageously, Mr Speaker.
Jamie Briggs Mayo, Liberal Party, Chairman of the Scrutiny of Government Waste Committee
Yesterday in this House and on ABC Online the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship directly implied that I had not sought a briefing from him on the ambush decision to establish a detention facility at Inverbrackie in the Adelaide Hills. I seek leave to table the two occasions on which the shadow minister and I have sought briefings in the last two weeks. We are yet to get an answer.
Leave not granted.
Chris Bowen McMahon, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship
3:36 pm
Mr Speaker, I wish to make a personal explanation.
Harry Jenkins Speaker
Does the Minister claim to have been misrepresented?
Chris Bowen McMahon, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship
I do. The member for Mayo has alleged that I implied, or said, that he had not sought a briefing. I have made no such statement. In fact, I have agreed to a briefing and it is being arranged.
John Alexander Bennelong, Liberal Party
Mr Speaker, I seek leave to make a personal explanation.
Harry Jenkins Speaker
Does the member claim to have been misrepresented?
John Alexander Bennelong, Liberal Party
Yes. I have been misrepresented by the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport. I think that the link from Epping to Parramatta will be beneficial to the people of Bennelong; I welcome that. I have made the point, however, that the New South Wales government—
Anthony Albanese Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the House
Mr Speaker, on a point of order: the member for Bennelong has just indicated that in fact he was not misrepresented. He cannot debate the issue.
Harry Jenkins Speaker
I will listen carefully to the member for Bennelong. He cannot debate the issue.
John Alexander Bennelong, Liberal Party
I have made the point that the link from Epping to Parramatta was not in the New South Wales state government’s 10-year plan.
Harry Jenkins Speaker
Order! I think the member for Bennelong has explained where he was misrepresented and he did make that point in his first speech.
Joe Hockey North Sydney, Liberal Party, Shadow Treasurer
3:38 pm
Mr Speaker, I seek leave to make a personal explanation.
Harry Jenkins Speaker
Does the member claim to have been misrepresented?
Joe Hockey North Sydney, Liberal Party, Shadow Treasurer
It is hard to believe, but I do. First, the Prime Minister today claimed that I have a four-point plan. In fact we do not; we have a nine-point plan. Second, the Prime Minister claimed the first point of the plan is that the coalition wants to reregulate interest rates. In fact, that is totally false and inaccurate. Third, the Prime Minister claimed that we want to roll back $16 billion of funding support for the residential mortgage backed security market. In fact, we were the ones that called for that support in the first place and that claim by the Prime Minister is totally false. Fourth, the Prime Minister claimed that we are opposed to greater banking competition. That claim is absolutely false. We want more banking competition. I am afraid the Prime Minister did not have a fifth point, but whatever it is I am sure I disagree with it.
Harry Jenkins Speaker
Order! The member does not assist in the orderly conduct of the House.