Tony Abbott Warringah, Liberal Party, Leader of the Opposition
3:14 pm
Madam Deputy Speaker, I wish to make a personal explanation.
Ms Anna Burke Deputy-Speaker
Does the honourable member claim to have been misrepresented?
Tony Abbott Warringah, Liberal Party, Leader of the Opposition
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
3:12 pm
Madam Deputy Speaker, I wish to make a personal explanation.
Ms Anna Burke Deputy-Speaker
Does the member claim to have been misrepresented?
Christopher Pyne Sturt, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Education, Apprenticeships and Training
Most grievously, Madam Deputy Speaker, and repeatedly.
Christopher Pyne Sturt, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Education, Apprenticeships and Training
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 Deputy-Speaker
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.