ADJOURNMENT

Mr JOYCE (New England) (19:50): It's rather disappointing that I have to give this dissertation on my concern about today. I kind of don't know where to start. My point in this building is to deal with socialism, as I see it, in how it's a detriment to our nation and how it has to be brought to account.

But, today, the member for Canning, to my great surprise when I watched television, has called me a liar and a coward. Of course, I'm rather disappointed about that. I must admit that, for the member for Canning, I've never had anything but the greatest of respect.

I have great respect for those who have served our nation. I have great respect for my father, who was a returned servicemen who was smashed up and was repatriated. I have great respect for my father's father, who saw service in both world wars and was in full-time service between the wars.

John Patrick Joyce, DCM, OBE (military) arrived at Gallipoli on the first day and left on the last. He went to the Western Front and showed bravery under fire. He was a bodyguard for Prince Edward VIII between the wars, and then he went into the Second World War.

He went all the way to Guadalcanal against the Japanese. My mother's father also served on the Western Front, about a mile away from my father's father. My uncle, who was in the Air Force, flew F4U Corsairs.

I was merely in the reserves, myself. So I have great respect for all those who have served our nation, including the member for Canning. I have the greatest respect for the service he has done for our nation.

Therefore, I was rather perplexed as to why he would say I was a liar. I don't quite know, with regard to the member for Canning, what I have 'lied' about. And then to say I was a coward—I'm very disappointed that he believes I'm a coward.

I'm sorry about that, but I can't really do anything about a person's perception of me. Once more, I don't quite know what it is about my actions or my disposition that he has said is cowardly. But I believe and respect that he may have that opinion.

I have reached out to the member for Canning. I'd love to discuss this. And I understand why I'd be making a public statement about this because the statement that was made about me was without any announcement to me or preamble that a statement was going to be made about me.

I saw it on television, I imagine like the rest of Australia, and it's been widely reported tonight, which I do find disappointing. I think—this is not anything about military service but just about how guys work—that, if you have an issue with somebody, you go and see them about it. I checked my door before I came out of my office tonight, and it works perfectly well; therefore, I imagine it works in both directions!

You can come in and have the discussion with me, and I welcome that, if that is to happen. We can have that discussion. I also considered why I had to say this.

I had to say it because we are now getting media call after media call and it's better to get something on the public record about this. And that's where I will leave that. Onto other matters that are more pertinent, it is incredibly disturbing that once more this chamber—the coalition, unfortunately, included—has voted for capital gains tax exemption for the swindle factories.

I do not know what other benefits you need to give these people. They have secret capacity investment schemes. They have, basically, a stack in power that we can't deal with.

They have brought about the de-industrialization of Australia. They are putting people, pensioners, out of their jobs. We are helping overseas billionaires and foreign companies.

And then, as I was away at my daughter's engagement, I find that a piece of legislation has gone through here and then gone to the other place to be supported by the Labor Party and the coalition which will give these same people capital gains tax exemptions that no-one else can get. What else do you want to give these people? Why not just give them the whole of Australia?

You're on your way. (Time expired)