Julie Owens (Parramatta, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Madam Deputy Speaker, I wish to make a personal explanation.

Danna Vale (Hughes, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Does the honourable member claim to have been misrepresented?

Julie Owens (Parramatta, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Yes.

Ms Anna Burke (Chisholm, Deputy-Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I call the member for Parramatta.

Julie Owens (Parramatta, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The member for Higgins said at the beginning of her speech that I had put words in the opposition’s mouth and said that they had suggested that people should drown. I did not. What I did say—and Hansard will show it—is that, when the opposition stirs up fear in the community, attitudes like that emerge and we start to hear more of those kinds of comments because of the fear campaign. I certainly did not suggest that they said it.