Paul Neville (Hinkler, National Party) 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?

Paul Neville (Hinkler, National Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Indeed.

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

The member for Hinkler may continue.

Paul Neville (Hinkler, National Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Mr Speaker, in a personal explanation yesterday you will recall I drew attention to a misrepresentation of me in the Education Legislation Amendment Bill debate. The member for Moreton gave a very manly and decent apology to me as a result of that, which I accepted in good grace. But my government colleague, the member for Longman, decided to prolong the matter and read my quote back into the record as part of his speech. After a tortured examination of my quote, he then made the following allegation:

… that only—

and I stress ‘only’, Mr Speaker—

by going to a non-government school will a child from a less affluent family receive a good education …

Mr Speaker, I never said that. That cannot be inferred from my speech or from my conduct in support of state schools!