House debates

Monday, 24 June 2013

Personal Explanations

3:12 pm

Photo of Kelly O'DwyerKelly O'Dwyer (Higgins, Liberal Party) Share this | | Hansard source

I wish to make a personal explanation.

Photo of Ms Anna BurkeMs Anna Burke (Speaker) Share this | | Hansard source

Does the honourable member claim to have been misrepresented?

Photo of Kelly O'DwyerKelly O'Dwyer (Higgins, Liberal Party) Share this | | Hansard source

Yes.

Photo of Ms Anna BurkeMs Anna Burke (Speaker) Share this | | Hansard source

Please proceed.

Photo of Kelly O'DwyerKelly O'Dwyer (Higgins, Liberal Party) Share this | | Hansard source

I claim to have been misrepresented. The member for Sydney, the minister for health, claimed in the chamber just before question time today that I was a liar when I said that the minister was cutting more than $6 billion from the health budget. This is not true. The minister is not only cutting $6 billion from the health budget—

Photo of Ms Anna BurkeMs Anna Burke (Speaker) Share this | | Hansard source

The member will resume her seat.