Hansard
Tuesday, 24th August 2021
Personal Explanations
Misrepresentation
Mr ALBANESE (Grayndler—Leader of the Opposition) (15:20): Yes, Mr Speaker, I wish to make a personal explanation.
The SPEAKER: Does the Leader of the Opposition claim to have been misrepresented?
Mr ALBANESE: I do, Mr Speaker, repeatedly, by the Prime Minister.
The SPEAKER: You may proceed.
Mr ALBANESE: Once again, the Prime Minister suggested—the offensive suggestion—that the opposition was hoping for the worst with regard to the pandemic. The worst in this pandemic is the loss of life. Five of my constituents, including two people who are known to me, have lost their lives during the pandemic. The comment is offensive and wrong. We were hoping for the best, which is why we called for the effective rollout of the vaccine and for purpose-built quarantine—
The SPEAKER: The Leader of the Opposition won't debate the matter—
Mr ALBANESE: which is what the question went to—
The SPEAKER: The Leader of the Opposition won't debate the matter.
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