Nick Xenophon (SA, Independent) Share this | Hansard source

I seek leave to amend the motion standing in my name to omit paragraph (b)(iii).

Leave granted.

I, and also on behalf of Senators Madigan and Di Natale, move the motion as amended:

That the Senate—

(a) notes that cheap cigarettes are currently being sold in Australia, reportedly as low as $13 for a packet of 25 cigarettes, following the introduction of plain packaging for tobacco products; and

(b) calls on the Australian Government to:

(i) introduce a minimum floor price on cheap and/or cross-subsidised tobacco products to remove the cost differential, and

(ii) recognise the value of preventative measures such as Quitline and the National Tobacco Campaign, and increase funding accordingly to maximise the effectiveness of these measures and campaigns.