Bob Katter (Kennedy, Katter's Australian Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Mr Speaker, I seek leave to make a personal explanation.

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

Do you claim to have been misrepresented?

Bob Katter (Kennedy, Katter's Australian Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I certainly do.

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

The member for Kennedy may proceed.

Bob Katter (Kennedy, Katter's Australian Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

On 20 August, I asked the Treasurer, 'Is the federal government going to back the Olympics and their pagan ritual opening ceremony, whose major purpose seemed to be to mock and denigrate Christianity?' Clearly the question was about backing an organisation that was going to spend $60 billion—and I must apologise to the House for misleading the House myself because I said $30,000 million, and it's obvious now that it's $60,000 million. So I apologise to the House for that. Clearly the question was about that.

Deliberately and improperly, the Treasurer misled the House by giving an answer to a question that was never asked and, in doing so, of course, misrepresented me and my two-pronged question. So the question remains unanswered: is the federal government going to support an Olympic Games that will cost $60,000 million and use the opening ceremony to denigrate Christianity?

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

The member for Kennedy has sort of claimed where he's been misrepresented. Anyway. I thank the member for Kennedy.