House debates Personal Explanations

COVID-19: Vaccines

Wednesday, 4 August 2021 House of Representatives

Anthony Albanese

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

3:17 pm

Mr Speaker, I wish to make a personal explanation.

Tony Smith

Tony Smith Speaker

Does the Leader of the Opposition claim to have been misrepresented?

Anthony Albanese

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

I do.

Anthony Albanese

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

During question time, the Prime Minister purported to say I had a late date for opening up the Australian economy. This is not true. I have said on hundreds of occasions that the two keys to opening up the economy is rolling out effectively the vaccine and having purpose-built quarantine.