Jenny McAllister (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Emergency Management) Share this | Hansard source

As I said, I do understand that there are some members of the opposition who don't care what experts have to say. But they could listen, they might want to listen, to the Leader of the Opposition himself. Just two weeks ago, Mr Dutton wrote on a Facebook post:

Platforms like Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and Snapchat are having a serious impact on children's development, mental health, and behaviour. Many parents are setting limits, but it's clear more needs to be done.

Mr Dutton goes on to say this in comments to the Courier-Mail:

They're putting profit ahead of people and I think that has to be addressed … I don't know any parents who would have a different view. These companies have zero regard for consumers, they're the tobacco companies of the 1970s and 1980s.

They're strong words, aren't they? They're strong words but they are apparently not enough for the coalition backbench.