Dan Tehan (Wannon, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Immigration and Citizenship) | Link to this | Hansard source

Speaker, I'd like to make a personal explanation.

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

Do you claim to have been misrepresented?

Dan Tehan (Wannon, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Immigration and Citizenship) | Link to this | Hansard source

Most egregiously, Mr Speaker.

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

You may proceed.

Dan Tehan (Wannon, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Immigration and Citizenship) | Link to this | Hansard source

During question time, the Prime Minister said that I wasn't available for a legal briefing because I was at the Jericho Cup—a commemorative race meeting which honours those who have fallen in the service of duty during the First World War, including the Charge of the Light Brigade—and he said that I was playing politics.

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

The member may resume his seat. You've corrected—

An honourable member interjecting—

Well, you've confirmed what the Prime Minister said was true, so you need to claim what the misrepresentation was.

Dan Tehan (Wannon, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Immigration and Citizenship) | Link to this | Hansard source

He said I wasn't available to have that briefing. That briefing hadn't been offered. It was offered Sunday night—Sunday night, after the races. You—

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

Resume your seat. The Prime Minister is seeking the call. Order!

Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) | Link to this | Hansard source

Mr Speaker, I seek leave to give a personal explanation.

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

Do you claim to have been misrepresented?

Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) | Link to this | Hansard source

I do, Mr Speaker. The offers were made—I go to the member for Wannon's statement—on Sunday night, Monday at 8 am, Monday at 4 pm and ever since. It is now Thursday, at 20 to four, and at no stage has the opposition taken up the opportunity of receiving access to the legal advice.