Mr Tony Burke (Watson, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I seek to make a personal explanation.

Milton Dick (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Do you claim to have been misrepresented?

Mr Tony Burke (Watson, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I have been, and it's an odd one.

Milton Dick (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

You may proceed.

Mr Tony Burke (Watson, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

On the Notice Paper today the Manager of Opposition Business has described the National Cultural Policy, which I personally announced, as 'only relatively modest new funding for the arts of around $60 billion a year over four years'. I regret to inform the House that I have not been able to secure $60 billion a year over the next four years. I can now understand how the Leppington Triangle happened. While I certainly hope to keep the position of Minister for the Arts, I'd be really happy to have him on the ERC.