Senate debates

Thursday, 15 May 2008

Questions without Notice

Budget

2:16 pm

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

Do you not? I have already said it three times but, just for those opposite, I will say it a fourth time: this is a reduction in growth. The evidence tells us that this measure will help. This is an epidemic of young people, young women in particular, engaged in binge drinking. Do those opposite have a policy on this whatsoever? They did, actually—initially they supported us. Dr Nelson supported us. Let’s be clear: Dr Nelson said they would be supporting this. And what happens afterwards, and you admitted it yesterday in your interjections— (Time expired)

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