Bill Shorten (Maribyrnong, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Madam Speaker, I wish to make a personal explanation on two matters.

Mrs Bronwyn Bishop (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Does the honourable member claim to have been misrepresented?

Bill Shorten (Maribyrnong, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

It has been a busy day for the coalition fairytale tellers.

Mrs Bronwyn Bishop (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Are you saying yes?

Bill Shorten (Maribyrnong, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Yes, I do, Madam Speaker—sorry, a little levity on Thursday. I apologise.

Mrs Bronwyn Bishop (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I think we have had a lot of levity today.

Bill Shorten (Maribyrnong, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Let me rush to agreement with you, Madam Speaker. Today in question time the Prime Minister and the Treasurer alleged that I had made claims about the relative safety of Australian airlines maintained by Australia workforces. In fact, the Prime Minister refused to my answer my actual question—

Mrs Bronwyn Bishop (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

No. The Leader of the Opposition merely has to say that this is where he was misrepresented, here is the statement as to why that was not true. It is not a question of arguing a case; it is just stating it as it is.

Bill Shorten (Maribyrnong, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Thank you for your patience, Madam Speaker. I have been misrepresented by the Treasurer and the Prime Minister. They have said that I was disparaging of the relative safety of Australian airlines. In fact, I have the greatest confidence in Australian maintenance crews maintaining all our aeroplanes in all our air companies. The second misrepresentation—

Mrs Bronwyn Bishop (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Before I call you about the second misrepresentation, the first is not a proper use of the facility of the House. You have plenty of opportunity in debate to put those points of view but not at this point. So if the other one is a similar one I suggest you do not put it.

Bill Shorten (Maribyrnong, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

No, I am afraid that remarkable clairvoyance is not right on this second one. I seek to make a personal explanation.

Mrs Bronwyn Bishop (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Because you have been misrepresented?

Bill Shorten (Maribyrnong, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Yes, the Leader of the House today suggested that someone else owns my website domain name. This is not true. The site is my name and owned by me. I seek to table the documents which show that the claim by the Leader of the House was wrong when he backgrounded the media and he is wrong again today.

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