Fiona Nash (NSW, National Party, Assistant Minister for Health) Share this | Hansard source

The issue of methamphetamines, particularly ice, is one I am deeply concerned about, and I know that people right across our community are very concerned about it as well. My colleagues from right across the spectrum have raised this issue with me and I particularly want to note the work Senator Bridget McKenzie has done in Victoria. I took the opportunity at the UN to raise this issue of methamphetamines, and Australia proposed a resolution calling on the UN member states to cooperate and share research, data, experiences and treatments relating to the international fight against ice. It is very interesting to note that the motion was co-sponsored by the UK, Japan, Germany, Turkey, Israel and Columbia, and that indicates that this drug is emerging not only in Australia as a serious issue but globally, and we will have to fight this drug not just domestically but internationally as well.