Anthony Albanese Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition
3:16 pm
I wish to make a personal explanation.
Tony Smith Speaker
Does the honourable member claim to have been misrepresented?
Anthony Albanese Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition
Yes.
Anthony Albanese Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition
During question time the Prime Minister made two claims: firstly—collectively—that they won't hope for the worst, like the Labor Party, when talking about saving lives during the pandemic; secondly, about me personally, saying 'The Leader of the Opposition may be disappointed with those outcomes.' Those despicable comments are not worthy of the office of Prime Minister and they are not true. What I am disappointed by and have spoken about repeatedly is the failure of this government to roll out the vaccine effectively and to do deals with five or six pharmaceutical companies, as was international best practice, and to roll out the vaccination effectively.
Mr Hunt interjecting—
Tony Smith Speaker
The Minister for Health will cease interjecting.
Mr Hunt interjecting—
The Minister for Health is now warned.
Anthony Albanese Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition
Secondly, the failure of the government to build purpose-built quarantine facilities to keep people safe, such as the ones that our Olympians are returning to through Howard Springs.