Bruce Billson (Dunkley, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Small Business, Deregulation, Competition Policy and Sustainable Cities) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Mr Speaker, I seek to make a personal explanation.

Patrick Secker (Barker, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Does the member for Dunkley believe he has been misrepresented?

Bruce Billson (Dunkley, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Small Business, Deregulation, Competition Policy and Sustainable Cities) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Horrendously so.

Patrick Secker (Barker, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Please proceed.

Bruce Billson (Dunkley, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Small Business, Deregulation, Competition Policy and Sustainable Cities) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

In question time today in response to my question the Minister for Small Business, Independent Contractors and the Service Economy said that I had admitted that electricity prices would go up under the coalition’s plan. He seems to have been referring to a Courier Mail article of 4 February. There is absolutely no such admission and I would urge the minister to be a little more thoughtful and careful in seeking to attribute such admissions to the opposition.