Derryn Hinch (Victoria, Derryn Hinch's Justice Party) Share this | Hansard source

For years I was opposed to safe injecting rooms. For years I was opposed to pill testing. In recent times I've come around to believing in safe injecting rooms. They now have one in Melbourne as well as in Sydney, and they have saved lives—hundreds of lives, apparently. With some of the recent festivals, very dangerous materials have been found in drugs and some youngsters' lives have been saved. You may say, 'If you take an illegal substance, that's your call and that's your problem; you're meant to be an adult,' but some kids are being exploited. I'm sadly going to oppose the motion, because, unfortunately, some of the language that the Greens use at times I don't agree with. I will try to get this changed. We will get together eventually, but on this one I'll be voting with the government and the opposition.