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

Speaker, I wish to make a personal explanation.

Ms Anna Burke (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 (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The Leader of the Opposition has the call.

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

On a number of occasions this week the Prime Minister has claimed that I have not sought security briefings. I have had multiple briefings from ASIO, including from the director-general. I have had briefings from the Australian Federal Police, from Border Protection Command and from customs. I have had numerous briefings on intelligence and on defence, and most recently I had a briefing from the Australian Secret Intelligence Service. The Prime Minister should stop misleading on this subject.

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

Madam Speaker, I wish to make a personal explanation.

Ms Anna Burke (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Does the member for Sturt claim to have been misrepresented?

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

Yes, Madam Speaker.

Ms Anna Burke (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The member for Sturt has the call.

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

In question time today, the Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth again claimed that I had said that we should sack one in seven teachers. I have never said any such thing. In fact, I do not employ any teachers, so I can hardly sack any. Secondly, he said that the Australian Education Bill had passed without any amendment. In fact, he introduced 71 pages of amendments, which were passed en masse.

Ms Anna Burke (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The member must demonstrate where he has been misrepresented. The Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth has the call.

Peter Garrett (Kingsford Smith, Australian Labor Party, Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Thank you, Speaker. I table 'Christopher Pyne's school lunch', where he has a conversation with Mark Latham. Amongst other things, they discussed removing one in seven teachers from the teaching system.

Scott Morrison (Cook, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Immigration and Citizenship) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Madam Speaker, I wish to make a personal explanation.

Ms Anna Burke (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Does the member for Cook claim to have been misrepresented?

Scott Morrison (Cook, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Immigration and Citizenship) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I do, Madam Speaker.

Ms Anna Burke (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The member for Cook has the call.

Scott Morrison (Cook, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Immigration and Citizenship) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Today in question time the Prime Minister indicated and said that I had moved a motion to refer a matter to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security. I have moved no such motion. The only motion I moved this week was for a House select committee into those matters, which those opposite voted against.