Hon Judi Moylan

Personal Explanation

Mrs MOYLAN (Pearce) (3.47 p.m.)—Mr Speaker, I wish to make a personal explanation. Interjection The SPEAKER—Does the honourable member claim to have been misrepresented? Continue Mrs MOYLAN—I do. Interjection The SPEAKER—Please proceed. Continue Mrs MOYLAN—I believe I have been personally misrepresented and defamed. An article on page 4 of the Australian newspaper today, written by Samantha Maiden and Caroline Overington, in regard to the government’s announcement yesterday on wheat marketing, reported: Mr Tuckey accused his West Australian Liberal colleague Judi Moylan of attempting to protect AWB. The article then quoted the member for O’Connor directly as saying: It’s outrageous. She’s up to her eyeballs in protecting AWB Limited, the corrupt company. Mr Speaker, I absolutely reject any allegations that I have supported corruption by AWB or, indeed, any other organisation or individual.