Jan McLucas (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Ageing, Disabilities and Carers) Share this | Hansard source

As I indicated last night when I was speaking at 11 pm, we will not be supporting this amendment moved by the Australian Greens. Labor is on the record frequently and often talking about the impact of advertising on children, children’s eating habits and families. We are not of the view that this is the place to deal with this issue. It is an issue that, I believe, the Labor Party have put on the agenda for a long time and we will ensure that an appropriate policy response to the inappropriate advertising of lower quality food—let us call it that rather than junk food—will be developed at the appropriate time. But this is not the place to deal with this particular matter.