Arch Bevis (Brisbane, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Homeland Security) 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?

Arch Bevis (Brisbane, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Homeland Security) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Yes.

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

Please proceed.

Arch Bevis (Brisbane, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Homeland Security) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I was misrepresented during question time by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, who, in answer to a dorothy dix question in relation to terrorism, asserted that those of us on this side had shown no interest in those matters. In fact, he should be aware that—

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

The member must show where he has been personally misrepresented.

Arch Bevis (Brisbane, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Homeland Security) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I issued a press release on 4 April in which I said that we welcome news that the Indonesian national police, working with the Australian Federal Police, had captured five suspected terrorists. I went on to point out that it was positive news for regional security. On matters of this kind, we would expect the foreign minister to demonstrate a higher level of performance and bipartisanship than he demonstrated today.

Wayne Swan (Lilley, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Treasurer) 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?

Wayne Swan (Lilley, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Treasurer) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Yes.

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

Please proceed.

Wayne Swan (Lilley, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Treasurer) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Today in question time the Treasurer again asserted that Labor has a plan to increase taxes. This is wrong. I draw to the attention of the House my comments during the Tax Laws Amendment (Personal Income Tax Reduction) Bill 2007. Labor supported all the tax measures in the budget. I quote from that speech:

Since the 2005 budget, the mining boom has delivered even more revenue than the coalition—

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

The member must show where he has been personally misrepresented.

Wayne Swan (Lilley, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Treasurer) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Mr Speaker, I have been repeatedly misrepresented by the Treasurer and I am entitled to give a personal explanation of how he is distorting my comments, and I seek your protection to do so.

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

Member for Lilley, I am listening closely. Please proceed.

Wayne Swan (Lilley, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Treasurer) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

In that speech, I said:

Since the 2005 budget, the mining boom has delivered even more revenue than the coalition could have imagined; so further tax measures have been made possible since Labor first moved these amendments.

Government Members:

Government members interjecting—

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

The member will resume his seat. I cannot hear one word he is saying. The level of interjections—including those from the Treasurer—is not helping.

Wayne Swan (Lilley, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Treasurer) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

To continue:

Since the 2005 budget, the mining boom has delivered even more revenue than the coalition could have imagined—

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

The member for Lilley must show where he has been personally misrepresented.

Wayne Swan (Lilley, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Treasurer) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Mr Speaker, if I could get my comments out, I would.

Government Members:

Government members interjecting—

Wayne Swan (Lilley, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Treasurer) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

How about some protection from over there?

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

The member will not debate his—

Wayne Swan (Lilley, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Treasurer) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Well, give me a chance.

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

I am listening, but the member must show where he has been misrepresented. He must not debate—

Wayne Swan (Lilley, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Treasurer) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

If I could get my quote out, I would show you, Mr Speaker.

Ian Macfarlane (Groom, Liberal Party, Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

What about the relevant bits?

Wayne Swan (Lilley, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Treasurer) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

What are you going to do, Mr Speaker? Am I going to get some protection or not?

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

The minister for industry is not helping.

Wayne Swan (Lilley, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Treasurer) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Are you going to warn him, Mr Speaker?

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

The member for Lilley will not reflect on the chair.

Wayne Swan (Lilley, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Treasurer) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I would appreciate your protection.

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

I have called the member for Lilley.

Wayne Swan (Lilley, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Treasurer) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

To continue:

... so further tax measures have been made possible since Labor first moved these amendments. That is entirely appropriate, and Labor supports all of them.

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

Yes, I do, in question time.

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 claimed I was opposed to employees getting information about their work entitlements. Of course this is untrue. I am opposed to this government fining employers $110 for each and every time they fail to give an employee a propaganda statement.

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

The member has made her point. The member will resume her seat.