Joe Ludwig (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Manager of Government Business in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

Can I say, with respect, that I reject the premise of the question. The government has been doing a lot of work in this area. There are the health advisory labels on packaged alcohol. On 2 May 2008 the Australia and New Zealand Food Regulation Ministerial Council requested Food Standards Australia New Zealand to consider mandatory health warnings on packaged alcohol, taking into account the work of the Ministerial Council on Drug Strategy and any other relevant ministerial council, any relevant guidelines in New Zealand and the alcohol guidelines for low-risk drinking, and to consider the broader community and the population-wide context of the misuse of alcohol. This is a government that takes these matters seriously. Not only has it looked at this issue but it has been doing the work in this area. (Time expired)