House debates Personal Explanations

Thursday, 15 October 2015 House of Representatives

Anthony Albanese

Anthony Albanese Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Infrastructure and Transport

3:13 pm

I wish to make a personal explanation.

Tony Smith

Tony Smith Speaker

Does the member claim to have been misrepresented?

Anthony Albanese

Anthony Albanese Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Infrastructure and Transport

I do—

Anthony Albanese

Anthony Albanese Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Infrastructure and Transport

by one of the four ministers they have looking after the portfolio that I look after for the Labor Party—

Tony Smith

Tony Smith Speaker

The member for Grayndler will come to where he has been misrepresented.

Anthony Albanese

Anthony Albanese Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Infrastructure and Transport

The member for Bradfield suggested that it was not true that infrastructure investment has been in free fall. The Australian Bureau of Statistics figures released two weeks ago show a drop of 20.1 per cent.

Tony Smith

Tony Smith Speaker

The member for Grayndler will resume his seat.

Opposition members interjecting—

Member for Grayndler, I am addressing the House. You can continue your conversation with the Leader of the House by moving behind the chair. The member for Charlton has the call.