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Wednesday, 25th October 2017

Personal Explanations


Mr ALBANESE (Grayndler) (10:21): I wish to make a personal explanation.



The DEPUTY SPEAKER ( Mr Rob Mitchell ): Does the member claim to have been misrepresented?


Mr ALBANESE: I do. This morning on Sky News, Minister Porter was interviewed by Kieran Gilbert. The interview said:


Kieran Gilbert: It was emerged earlier in the day. Mr Albanese made the assertion, then reports emerged. Surely amid the speculation that there was a tip-off there would have been questions asked.


Minister Porter: Well, Mr Albanese's assertion was that the minister herself had called the media, which—


Kieran Gilbert: Was not far off.


Minister Porter: Well, that is a very serious assertion itself.


Kieran Gilber: It wasn't far off. It was from her office.


Minister Porter: It was very far off. It was absolutely wrong.


Earlier this morning I tabled my comments from the FIVEaa program yesterday in a debate with Christopher Pyne in the Two Tribes segment. I think it's now accepted that I absolutely said that it was the minister's staff who had briefed the media. We now know that that is a fact. Minister Porter contacted me and apologised for his error. I accept his apology and note that that is a mature way in which members should deal with each other. I'm yet to receive an apology from Minister Cash.


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