House debates Statements on Indulgence
Minister for Home Affairs
Mr Tony Burke Watson, Australian Labor Party, Manager of Opposition Business (House)
3:11 pm
I seek to make a brief statement on indulgence.
Mr Tony Burke Watson, Australian Labor Party, Manager of Opposition Business (House)
With respect to the Minister for Home Affairs, there have been three different issues of misrepresentation. On one of those issues, which related to the question asked by the member for Melbourne, the comments I made in the House this morning were based on a transcript that had errors in it. I take full responsibility for it. I stand by the other parts but, for that part of it, I apologise to the Minister for Home Affairs.