Tim Hammond (Perth, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

I am delighted to rise to support the honourable member for Watson's motion, also moved in his capacity as the shadow minister for the arts.

It is part of the life cycle: it is true these days that if I need to purchase tickets to a concert they are more likely to be to The Wiggles than to Pink Floyd's 'The Wall', but I have to say that the principle in relation to this very worthy motion remains precisely the same. And that simply is that there is an enormous risk of misleading and deceptive conduct right here in our community every day when it comes to hardworking mums and dads, whether they want to go and see a rock concert or The Wiggles—The Cockroaches as they were back in the day, before they were The Wiggles, I should say—or both, being taken advantage of, with money that they can ill afford to hand over if they are not going to be getting what they reasonably bargained for, and that is tickets to live entertainment.

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