Stephen Conroy (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

I think if the senator had listened to the answer he would have heard that I absolutely addressed that issue. What the opposition, those on the other side, have to address is how one day they can be completely supportive of it but, a few days later, they are completely opposed to it. What sort of health policy are those opposite engaged in when one day, yes, the next day, no? How cheap and opportunistic!

Binge drinking is a serious issue in the community. The government are taking it seriously, and that is why we have introduced this measure. Those opposite are standing there completely humiliated by the actions of their own leader—a flip, a flop; we have seen it before. It is not the first time in the last 24 hours and it will not be the last as those opposite are struggling to find relevance. (Time expired)