House debates Personal Explanations

Thursday, 28 June 2012 House of Representatives

Russell Broadbent

Russell Broadbent McMillan, Liberal Party

3:48 pm

Madam Deputy Speaker Burke, I wish to make a personal explanation.

Ms Anna Burke

Ms Anna Burke Deputy-Speaker

Does the honourable member claim to have been misrepresented?

Russell Broadbent

Russell Broadbent McMillan, Liberal Party

I do, most severely.

Ms Anna Burke

Ms Anna Burke Deputy-Speaker

Please proceed.

Russell Broadbent

Russell Broadbent McMillan, Liberal Party

In the Herald Sun of 28 June it says:

… some Liberals - including Judi Moylan, Mal Washer and Russell Broadbent - considered backing Labor.

That was not the case. To my knowledge neither I nor Ms Moylan thought at any stage of backing the Labor Party yesterday.