Ms GILLARD (Lalor—Prime Minister) (14:44): The question from the Deputy Leader of the Opposition goes to the same misrepresentation she was engaging in yesterday. She is misrepresenting the words of the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship— The DEPUTY SPEAKER: The Prime Minister will resume her seat. Ms Julie Bishop: Madam Deputy Speaker, yesterday the Prime Minister said that I misquoted the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship— Government members: That's a point of order! The DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order! Ms Julie Bishop: which I did not, and she said I misled the parliament. If this is another accusation of misleading the parliament, I ask the Prime Minister to withdraw it. Honourable members interjecting— The DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order! The Deputy Leader of the Opposition will resume her seat. The Prime Minister has the call. Ms GILLARD: Thank you very much, and in order to— Honourable members interjecting— The DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order! The Prime Minister will resume her seat. Mr Pyne: Madam Deputy Speaker, I rise on a point of order. It is not in order for the Prime Minister to stand up and claim a member has misrepresented something when they have not, and if the member has asked for it to be withdrawn, it should be withdrawn! The DEPUTY SPEAKER: The Manager of Opposition Business will resume his seat. The Deputy Leader of the Opposition is well aware that there are other forms of the House to address the issue. An issue to withdraw goes to unparliamentary language and this is an issue that cannot be dealt with at this time. Ms Julie Bishop: Madam Deputy Speaker, I made a personal explanation yesterday because the Prime Minister had misrepresented what I said, and she does it again—does she not learn from her mistakes? Honourable members interjecting— The DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order! The Deputy Leader of the Opposition will resume her seat. There are opportunities at other times in the House to have the matter addressed. Ms GILLARD: To refer to the actual words of the immigration minister, he did say in parliament, in answer to a question from the opposition, 'I have discussed with and updated informally the productivity committee of the cabinet'— Ms Julie Bishop: No, that's not what he said! Ms GILLARD: Madam Deputy Speaker, I just read the quote. Ms Julie Bishop: No, you did not! The DEPUTY SPEAKER: The Prime Minister will resume her seat. The Deputy Leader of the Opposition will resume her seat. This is not the time for debate. This is question time. Unless there is an issue of direct relevance, there is no other point of order, so the Deputy Leader of the Opposition can use other forms of the House. Ms Julie Bishop: Direct relevance. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: The Deputy Leader of the Opposition has stated her point of order. She will resume her seat. The Prime Minister has the call. Ms GILLARD: Thank you very much, Madam Deputy Speaker, and I am endeavouring to answer the question from the Deputy Leader of the Opposition. What I am saying to the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, as I said yesterday, is that cabinet is confidential. I refer her to the direct remarks of the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship. Whilst I understand that the Deputy Leader of the Opposition has now been reduced to hurling abuse, nothing changes the facts of this matter— The DEPUTY SPEAKER: The Prime Minister is not being relevant and this is not appropriate to the question. Ms GILLARD: The facts of this matter are: I was fully briefed on my return from Chicago, as I have said on a number of occasions now. Mr Abbott: Madam Deputy Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I have been listening carefully to proceedings in this parliament, and the Deputy Leader of the Opposition is certainly not the one hurling abuse. The Prime Minister should withdraw that statement. The DEPUTY SPEAKER: The Leader of the Opposition will resume his seat.