Mathias Cormann (WA, Liberal Party, Vice-President of the Executive Council) | Hansard source

It actually does happen that people, when they give interviews, don't recall all of the events of the past and that, on reflection and on verifying their records and their information, become aware of the actual facts and clarify the situation, which is precisely what the member for Chisholm did and which is the appropriate thing to do. Incidentally, the Labor candidate for the seat of Chisholm at the last election, also of Chinese origin, had a similar experience where she equally had forgotten or was not aware that she had been made the honorary chairman of a particular organisation, the United Chinese Commerce Association of Australia, and, on reflection, realised that she had been. The truth of the matter is that the member for Chisholm has issued a statement which clarifies all these matters. This is now just a Labor smear.