Julia Gillard (Lalor, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

Let me refer the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to where I have dealt with this publicly and take her through this matter just so that she is not misleading the parliament. I dealt with this publicly yesterday. I refer the Deputy Leader of the Opposition to dealing with it publicly. There is a media report today of what I said yesterday and that media report is incorrect. I said yesterday: 'I do not, to the best of my knowledge—I do not remember $5,000 being put in my bank account.' I then went on to explain how my normal experience across my working life of going to the ATM and checking my balance is that you are more likely to get a surprise on the downside rather than the upside. But I had taken steps, because I did want to be in a position, if possible, to produce my bank records, because I thought this matter was likely to be raised. I am not in a position to produce my bank records, simply because the Commonwealth Bank does not retain bank records from 17 years ago.

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