MATTERS OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE

Dr WEBSTER (Mallee) (16:13): I am. Thank you, Deputy Speaker. I'd like to make a personal explanation.

The DEPUTY SPEAKER: Okay, member for Mallee. Dr WEBSTER: The member for Barton made statements in that MPI that I degraded nurses and aged-care workers, or words to that effect. That is absolutely untrue in every sense, and, of course, Hansard can be checked for what I actually said.

I want to put on record that I absolutely respect— The DEPUTY SPEAKER: No. There's no debate. You've made the correction, and I'm very happy that it's on the record.