John Howard (Bennelong, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Mr Speaker, I seek the indulgence of the chair to add to an answer.

David Hawker (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The Prime Minister may proceed.

John Howard (Bennelong, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I was asked a question by the member for McMillan regarding investments in clean coal technology and I mistakenly said that the Commonwealth contribution to the Callide power station was $187 million. That is the value of the project. The Commonwealth contribution, out of the $500 million low-emission technology fund we announced a couple of years ago, was $50 million. I also may have mistakenly said that real wages were rising at 16.4 per cent a year. I know it is good, but it is not that good. It is 16.4 per cent over the 10½ years we have been in government.