John Howard (Bennelong, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

In reply to the Leader of the Opposition’s question, I would have thought protection of Australian children was not only an absolute priority but also in the political interests of all political parties. I do not think it is exclusively in the interests of my party any more than it ought to be in the interests of the Australian Labor Party. The reason we have adopted the policy outlined yesterday by the Minister for Communications, Information Economy and the Arts is that it achieves the goals of providing protection for Australian children without imposing the unreasonable restrictions and cost burdens of the Labor Party’s policy.

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