House debates Personal Explanations

Wednesday, 18 March 2015 House of Representatives
Mr Tony Burke

Mr Tony Burke Watson, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Finance

3:10 pm

Madam Speaker, I wish to make a personal explanation.

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Mrs Bronwyn Bishop

Mrs Bronwyn Bishop Speaker

Do you claim to have been misrepresented?

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Mr Tony Burke

Mr Tony Burke Watson, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Finance

I do.

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Mrs Bronwyn Bishop

Mrs Bronwyn Bishop Speaker

Please proceed by way of indulgence.

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Mr Tony Burke

Mr Tony Burke Watson, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Finance

In question time today, the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection referred to alleged actions of my previous ministerial office during my first week in the portfolio. Every word was made up and entirely fictitious.

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