House debates

Monday, 22 September 2014

Personal Explanations

3:14 pm

Photo of Anthony AlbaneseAnthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Infrastructure and Transport) Share this | | Hansard source

Madam Speaker, I wish to make a personal explanation.

Photo of Mrs Bronwyn BishopMrs Bronwyn Bishop (Speaker) Share this | | Hansard source

Does the honourable member claim to have been misrepresented?

Photo of Anthony AlbaneseAnthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Infrastructure and Transport) Share this | | Hansard source

I do. In question time today, the assistant to the Minister for Infrastructure suggested that the former government and myself as minister had not funded projects that were re-announced last week for Central Arnhem Road and Arnhem Link Road, including the 'new bridge over Rocky Bottom Creek.'

I refer to the media release of 20 May 2013, headed '2013 Budget: real money for projects in the NT', which said:

Beyond Darwin, the Budget provides $90 million for our Regional Roads Productivity Package, which will—

amongst other things—

    This was the precise project reannounced last week by the government.

    Photo of Mrs Bronwyn BishopMrs Bronwyn Bishop (Speaker) Share this | | Hansard source

    I take it that that press release was your personal press release, as you were making a personal explanation?

    Photo of Anthony AlbaneseAnthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Infrastructure and Transport) Share this | | Hansard source

    Yes.