Jenny Macklin (Jagajaga, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the member for Warringah for his question. This is an area where we share a commitment. I think we understand across the parliament just how damaging the availability of pornography in any community is. I am sure the member for Warringah has seen the reports in the media this morning of the very successful work done by the Australian Federal Police on this issue in the broader community. I think it is an area that we all feel has to be addressed. The member for Warringah also understands, I am sure, that we are adding to the measures that were put into the parliament last year by the previous government. We supported the measures that the previous government introduced to control access to pornography. The bill in the parliament now adds another measure. It is not watering things down; it is adding another measure to the legislation which was introduced and agreed to by the previous government. I also add that it is not actually a budget issue.

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