Rob Mitchell (McEwen, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

I spoke about Philip Morris, in 1984, lamenting on the best way to address the decreasing sales of its flagship brand, Marlboro, in Australia and saying that the key problem seemed to be its lack of appeal to younger smokers and that this was the area that needed to be addressed. I think that is an important remark because it shows that it was advertising pushed directly to and aimed at encouraging younger smokers to take up the habit and line the company's pockets and the pockets of those opposite. Now I think it is time that the Leader of the Opposition stood up and actually stood for something and quit his dirty habit of taking tobacco donations. With that, I will conclude by saying that I think it is important that we commend this legislation to the House and wish it a speedy passage.

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