House debates

Thursday, 27 November 2014

3:14 pm

Photo of Bill ShortenBill Shorten (Maribyrnong, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition) | | Hansard source

Madam Speaker, I seek to make a personal explanation.

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

Does the member claim to have been misrepresented?

Photo of Bill ShortenBill Shorten (Maribyrnong, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition) | | Hansard source

I most grievously have. Today during question time the Prime Minister asserted that I effectively supported criminal abuse. Madam Speaker, of course I do not. In fact, the Prime Minister reannounced my policy of a joint police task force that I called for in February this year.