Joel Fitzgibbon (Hunter, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Mr Speaker, I wish to make a personal explanation.

Peter Slipper (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Does the honourable Chief Government Whip claim to have been misrepresented?

Joel Fitzgibbon (Hunter, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Yes, unusually, Mr Speaker.

Peter Slipper (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Please proceed.

Joel Fitzgibbon (Hunter, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Throughout the course of this week a number of online publications have run stories—I think this is only online; I have not seen any print versions—suggesting that I plan to co-sponsor a private member's bill promoting civil unions. I will be co-sponsoring no such bill. I never ever had any plans to co-sponsor any such bill.