House debates Personal Explanations

Thursday, 12 November 2020 House of Representatives

Anthony Albanese

Anthony Albanese Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition

3:12 pm

I wish to make a personal explanation.

Tony Smith

Tony Smith Speaker

Does the honourable member claim to have been misrepresented?

Anthony Albanese

Anthony Albanese Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition

Yes.

Anthony Albanese

Anthony Albanese Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition

During question time, in response to a question from me about the childcare policy I announced as part of the budget reply on 8 October, the Prime Minister asserted there had been no costing done. That is not true. We have full costings from the Parliamentary Budget Office. It's cost was $6.2 billion over the forward estimates and, on the night, we announced that.