House debates

Wednesday, 4 August 2021

Personal Explanations

COVID-19: Vaccines

3:17 pm

Photo of Anthony AlbaneseAnthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | | Hansard source

Mr Speaker, I wish to make a personal explanation.

Photo of Tony SmithTony Smith (Speaker) Share this | | Hansard source

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

Photo of Anthony AlbaneseAnthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | | Hansard source

I do.

Photo of Tony SmithTony Smith (Speaker) Share this | | Hansard source

You may proceed.

Photo of Anthony AlbaneseAnthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | | Hansard source

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.