Bill Shorten Maribyrnong, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition
3:15 pm
I seek to make a personal explanation.
Tony Smith Speaker
Does the Leader of the Opposition claim to have been misrepresented?
Bill Shorten Maribyrnong, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition
Yes.
Bill Shorten Maribyrnong, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition
Today a newspaper columnist wrote a story about a meeting that I, Senator Wong and two of my staff had with the Business Council of Australia. What she wrote is fiction. The meeting was honest and productive. Unlike the Prime Minister, I don't blindly run the agenda of big business, but our discussions are always respectful.