Alannah Mactiernan Perth, Australian Labor Party
3:28 pm
Madam Speaker, I wish to make a personal explanation.
Mrs Bronwyn Bishop Speaker
Does the member claim to have been misrepresented?
Alannah Mactiernan Perth, Australian Labor Party
I absolutely claim to have been misrepresented.
Mrs Bronwyn Bishop Speaker
The member has the call to show where she has been misrepresented.
Alannah Mactiernan Perth, Australian Labor Party
The Minister for Education has now on several occasions, including today in question time, implied that because I support explicit instruction of literacy I support the government's decision to abandon needs based education funding. I absolutely do not support that abandonment of that—
Mrs Bronwyn Bishop Speaker
The member is involving herself in argument, which is not permissible. She must show precisely from the record where she has been misrepresented, not in the intention or her understanding of but precisely where it has occurred. If unable to do that at the present time she should wait until perhaps she sees the Hansard and then make her point.
Alannah Mactiernan Perth, Australian Labor Party
Thank you, Madam Speaker. I will as soon as the Hansard is available. But just to confirm that I do not support the ripping of education funding—
Mrs Bronwyn Bishop Speaker
No. That is enough, thank you. The member will resume her seat.