Brendan Nelson (Bradfield, Liberal Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Mr Speaker, I wish to make a personal explanation.

Harry Jenkins (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Does the honourable member claim to have been misrepresented?

Brendan Nelson (Bradfield, Liberal Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Yes.

Harry Jenkins (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Please proceed.

Brendan Nelson (Bradfield, Liberal Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The Prime Minister and the Minister for Finance and Deregulation during question time asserted that I have said that there is no inflationary problem. What I have said quite clearly is that there is no inflationary crisis. There is an inflationary challenge to be addressed by Australia but there is no inflationary crisis and the inflationary crisis is something confected by those in government.