Nicola Roxon (Gellibrand, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Health and Ageing) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the member for Bass for her question. We on this side of the House are concerned that the decision of the Liberal Party means that alcopops will be sold around the country at lower prices in just a few weeks time. Every single one of those teenagers is going to be saying cheers to Malcolm Turnbull for one of the biggest shouts in the country—all on his ledger. There is a very serious issue at stake here. Yesterday the Liberal Party wrote a cheque to the distillers not just for $300 million but for $1.6 billion into the future. The member for Dickson and the Leader of the Opposition are prepared to advocate for that $300 million as hush money for the distillers.

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