Joe Hockey (North Sydney, Liberal Party, Treasurer) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Madam Speaker, I seek indulgence to add to an answer.

Mrs Bronwyn Bishop (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The minister may proceed.

Joe Hockey (North Sydney, Liberal Party, Treasurer) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

When I was asked about the Reserve Bank, I referred to my statement in the House when I called on the member for Lilley to write to the government to ask that all correspondence be released. He did not. In fact, the member for Lilley did not.

Mr Bowen interjecting—

No, I caught you out there! The second issue is that I might have incorrectly said that a dividend of $5.5 billion was taken out in 2008-09. It was actually taken out in 2009-10, and it was $5.227 billion.