Bill Shorten Maribyrnong, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition
3:12 pm
Madam Speaker, I seek to make a personal explanation.
Mrs Bronwyn Bishop Speaker
Does the honourable member claim to have been misrepresented?
Bill Shorten Maribyrnong, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition
I certainly have, by the Prime Minister in question time. He alleged that I was talking down our airlines. Qantas and its staff do a great job. Virgin and its staff do a great job. I have been through it and I have seen the costs.
Mrs Bronwyn Bishop Speaker
The Leader of the Opposition will resume his seat.
Bill Shorten Maribyrnong, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition
I am just appalled at this government sending our jobs overseas.
Mrs Bronwyn Bishop Speaker
The Leader of the Opposition will resume his seat. He knows perfectly well that, when you are dealing with an area where you claim to have been misrepresented, it is not a debate; it is simply a statement of where it occurred and what the correction is.
Anthony Albanese Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Infrastructure and Transport
3:13 pm
Madam Speaker, I seek to make a personal explanation.
Mrs Bronwyn Bishop Speaker
Does the honourable member claim to have been misrepresented?
Anthony Albanese Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Infrastructure and Transport
I do, Madam Speaker. Today in question time the Prime Minister stated that I had supported the removal of the foreign ownership restrictions that require Qantas to be majority Australian owned. That is not true. The aviation white paper was put out publicly in December 2009 and it is available for all to see.