Tony Abbott Warringah, Liberal Party, Leader of the Opposition
3:14 pm
I seek leave to make a personal explanation.
Ms Anna Burke Speaker
Does the honourable member claim to have been misrepresented?
Tony Abbott Warringah, Liberal Party, Leader of the Opposition
Yes, again today and repeatedly by the Prime Minister on this same subject.
Tony Abbott Warringah, Liberal Party, Leader of the Opposition
The Prime Minister says that somehow the opposition is responsible for the failure of her Malaysia people swap; the fact is, we did not vote against it in the parliament—
Ms Anna Burke Speaker
The Leader of the Opposition must show where he has been misrepresented.
Tony Abbott Warringah, Liberal Party, Leader of the Opposition
the Prime Minister never had the courage to actually bring it into the parliament for a vote and she should cease these falsehoods in the parliament.
Ms Anna Burke Speaker
The Leader of the Opposition will resume his seat.
Scott Morrison Cook, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Immigration and Citizenship
I seek leave to make a personal explanation.
Ms Anna Burke Speaker
Does the honourable member claim to have been misrepresented?
Scott Morrison Cook, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Immigration and Citizenship
Yes.
Scott Morrison Cook, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Immigration and Citizenship
Today in the parliament the Prime Minister stated that I had voted for more boats and that I wanted to see more boats. That is an outrageous and offensive accusation to be made, and I refer also to the comments that the Leader of the Opposition has just made. The migration amendment bill that she said we voted against was never—