Mr SLIPPER (3:16 PM) —Mr Speaker, I wish to make a personal explanation.

The SPEAKER —Does the member claim to have been misrepresented?

Mr SLIPPER —I do, Mr Speaker.

The SPEAKER —Please proceed.

Mr SLIPPER —In today’s Courier-Mail at page 10, there is a report on a speech given by the Leader of the Opposition at the National Press Club. In that report, it was written that I, along with a number of others, was present.

Government members interjecting—

Mr SLIPPER —While no inference should be made over the fact that I was not present, I wanted to correct the record and state that, despite what the Courier-Mail said at page 10, I was not at the National Press Club yesterday.