Bill Shorten (Maribyrnong, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Madam Speaker, I seek to make a personal explanation.

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

Does the honourable member claim to have been misrepresented?

Bill Shorten (Maribyrnong, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Most definitely so.

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

The member has the call.

Bill Shorten (Maribyrnong, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Today during question time, the Prime Minister asserted that I had said: 'The last thing Australia should ever have is a Japanese submarine.'

Madam Speaker, I said no such thing. Labor supports the highly skilled submarine workforce in Adelaide at the Australian Submarine Corporation.