Julia Gillard (Lalor, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Mr Speaker, I wish to make a personal explanation.

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

Does the honourable member claim to have been misrepresented?

Julia Gillard (Lalor, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I most certainly do.

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

Please proceed.

Julia Gillard (Lalor, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

In question time today the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations stated that I had criticised the Lilac City Motor Inn yesterday. This statement is completely untrue.

Warren Truss (Wide Bay, National Party, Minister for Trade) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Mr Truss interjecting

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

Order! The Minister for Trade! The Deputy Leader will be heard.

Julia Gillard (Lalor, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Thank you very much, Mr Speaker. Yesterday, I at no point criticised the Lilac City Motor Inn. I expressed myself as being pleased to hear about the employment conditions in that motor inn as disclosed by Joanne Doolan on the John Laws show. I did clearly criticise a template Australian workplace agreement being distributed by the Hotel, Motel and Accommodation Association, but more than anything else I criticised Mr Howard’s laws for allowing that to happen.

Honourable Members:

Honourable members interjecting—

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

Order! The House will come to order!