Mark Butler (Hindmarsh, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Health and Aged Care) Share this | Hansard source

Some of the interjections that we don't worry about the kids—seriously! I don't know who said that. You can have a different approach on motions like this without accusations thrown across the parliament that we don't care about kids. The Leader of the Nationals talked about practical action. We're taking practical action. We're taking practical action in Central Australia through the Central Australia plan. We're taking action across Australia through a much larger commitment to preventing violence against women and children delivered by this minister in the 2023-24 budget. I'm happy to have a debate about the pros and cons of this motion, but what I'm not willing to do is take cheap shots about this chamber, about who does and does not care about child abuse!

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