David Littleproud (Maranoa, National Party, Shadow Minister for Agriculture) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Mr Speaker, I believe during question time I was misrepresented.

Milton Dick (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Do you claim to have been misrepresented?

David Littleproud (Maranoa, National Party, Shadow Minister for Agriculture) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I do, Mr Speaker.

Milton Dick (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

You may proceed.

David Littleproud (Maranoa, National Party, Shadow Minister for Agriculture) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

During question time the Leader of the Opposition answered a question with respect to foot-and-mouth disease from a tweet I quoted on 9 May. I remind the House that that was during the caretaker provisions. He conveniently forgot to read out the last two lines of that tweet that demonstrated the actions that we were taking in conjunction and after consultation with the opposition—

with respect to the caretaker provisions, Member for Franklin—that we would extend workings in not only Indonesia but Timor-Leste and Papua New Guinea. It is disappointing that the Prime Minister did not use the full text of that tweet to answer a question on a matter as serious as foot-and-mouth disease.