House debates Personal Explanations

Thursday, 27 November 2014 House of Representatives

Bill Shorten

Bill Shorten Maribyrnong, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition

3:14 pm

Madam Speaker, I seek to make a personal explanation.

Mrs Bronwyn Bishop

Mrs Bronwyn Bishop Speaker

Does the member claim to have been misrepresented?

Bill Shorten

Bill Shorten Maribyrnong, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition

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.