QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE: ADDITIONAL ANSWERS

Mr BOWEN (McMahon—Minister for Climate Change and Energy) (16:10): Mr Speaker, I wish to add to an answer. The SPEAKER: The minister may proceed. Mr BOWEN: I add to my answer to the member for Lindsay.

In her question to me, the member for Lindsay asserted that the Premier of New South Wales had said, 'demand management measures are required—that might be rationing'. They have Hansard in the New South Wales parliament as well. In fact, the Premier of New South Wales said: … if demand management procedures are required—that might be rationing, working from home, or other programs or remedies that we can introduce into the marketplace … This is another example of the opposition seeking political point scoring dishonestly in the midst of an international crisis.

The SPEAKER: The member for Curtin has indicated she's seeking the call. Ms Chaney: Mr Speaker, I rise on a point of order. The Prime Minister has misled the House in saying that the actions taken by the government were in response to the Murphy report.

None of the actions he listed are identified in any of the 31 recommendations, and all had been announced prior to the completion of the report. And I request he correct the record. The SPEAKER: The member for Curtin was seeking the call to correct the record, but it wasn't her record she was trying to correct.

Ms Chaney: I think the Prime Minister has misled the House in saying that the actions taken by the government were in response to the Murphy report, and I can provide details of how they were not in response to the Murphy report. The SPEAKER: The member has raised that point. I'm not sure what the member is asking.

She's raised her point of order. She's indicated to the House where she feels that someone has misled the House, but there's no action I can take regarding— Ms Chaney: I was asking that the Prime Minister correct the record— The SPEAKER: Yes, the member has made her point. You're asking me to do something I don't have the power to compel a member to do.

But you've raised the point.