House debates
Wednesday, 31 October 2012
Personal Explanations
3:10 pm
Scott Morrison (Cook, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Immigration and Citizenship) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
Madam Speaker, I seek to make a personal explanation.
Ms Anna Burke (Chisholm, Deputy-Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
Does the member for Cook claim to have been misrepresented?
Scott Morrison (Cook, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Immigration and Citizenship) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
I do.
Ms Anna Burke (Chisholm, Deputy-Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
The member for Cook has the call.
Scott Morrison (Cook, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Immigration and Citizenship) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
Earlier today the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship said in this place, 'It was the opposition who said—I remember the shadow minister for immigration saying that it'—meaning Nauru—'would cost $10 million.' That is a complete falsehood. As the minister would know, the policy we released in January said that 1,350 beds—
Ms Anna Burke (Chisholm, Deputy-Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
The member for Cook has pointed out where he has been misrepresented.