Andrew Bartlett (Queensland, Australian Democrats) Share this | Hansard source

Quite possibly. So how about we listen to some of the people who are involved, who want to look at what strategies might work to encourage them and to convince them they would be a lot better off—and the community would be a lot better off—if they did not consume so many of those drugs and, when they do, to do so in a safer way. How about we just look at the evidence? I am very disappointed. I hope that, once the minister has got past his chance to have the quick radio response, he sits down and reads the evidence. I hope he talks to some of his own colleagues on that committee—Senator Macdonald or some of his House of Representatives colleagues, some of whom have experience in the police service in this area. He should talk to them away from the TV cameras and the headlines, and perhaps he could look at what might work and take a more reasonable response.

Question agreed to.