I seek to make a personal explanation.

Does the Prime Minister claimed to have been misrepresented?

Yes, I do.

The Prime Minister may proceed.

The member for McMahon said today, 'Why did the Prime Minister claim that electric vehicles would end the weekend?' Following that, the Manager of Opposition Business made a claim about a statement made on 7 April 2019. This is what I said on 7 April 2019 in relation to a question on this subject:

We don't have a problem with electric vehicles. In fact, we've been facilitating the development of the new technologies. What Bill Shorten was talking about is how long it actually takes to charge up a vehicle today. He clearly had no idea.

I went on to say:

… the point about it is not whether electric vehicles are good or bad, in fact, they have a role to play increasingly in the vehicle fleet of Australia over the next decade.

…   …   …

So the cheapest car you can currently buy as an electric vehicle presently, my understanding is that including all on-road costs and all the rest of it, it's about $45,000 to $50,000. That's the cheapest car Bill Shorten wants to make available for you to buy …

I said:

Bill Shorten wants to end the weekend, when it comes to his policy …

I don't support that policy. I don't support the Labor Party's bad policy. I support the coalition's good policy on electric vehicles.