Nicola Roxon (Gellibrand, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Health and Ageing) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the member for North Sydney for these questions, and I will be able to answer each and every one of them. In terms of the national binge-drinking strategy, we do not make any apology for the fact that a number of these initiatives are targeted at young people, but he should be aware that the $14.4 million is for community-level initiatives that are not limited to young people. They will be able to have the reach, but that will depend on those that apply for the funding. I am sure that there are many groups in the community, and I would expect that a large number of them—

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