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 Speaker
Does the member claim to have been misrepresented?
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.