Tony Abbott (Warringah, Liberal Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

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

Ms Anna Burke (Chisholm, Deputy-Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Does the honourable member claim to have been misrepresented?

Tony Abbott (Warringah, Liberal Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I do.

Ms Anna Burke (Chisholm, Deputy-Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Please proceed.

Tony Abbott (Warringah, Liberal Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Several times the Prime Minister in question time today claimed that I had not read the BHP statement issued yesterday. This is false. I read it at about 3.45 yesterday afternoon. My 'no' in an interview last night was a denial of assertions that the interviewer was making about the statements of Marius Kloppers. I made this position absolutely crystal clear on three occasions this morning, and the Prime Minister and minister should not assert to be true what they know is false.

Christopher Pyne (Sturt, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Education, Apprenticeships and Training) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

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

Ms Anna Burke (Chisholm, Deputy-Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Does the member claim to have been misrepresented?

Christopher Pyne (Sturt, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Education, Apprenticeships and Training) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Most grievously, Madam Deputy Speaker, and repeatedly.

Ms Anna Burke (Chisholm, Deputy-Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The member may proceed.

Christopher Pyne (Sturt, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Education, Apprenticeships and Training) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The Prime Minister insists on claiming that the opposition has a policy to reduce funding to public and private schools when in fact we are the only political party that has a policy to increase spending on public and private schools. I seek leave to table the front page of the Sunday Tasmanian

Ms Anna Burke (Chisholm, Deputy-Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The Manager of Opposition Business will resume his seat. He does not have the call. He needs to demonstrate where he has been misrepresented. Is leave granted? Leave is not granted.