Peter Whish-Wilson (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, thank you. Last night on ABC's 7.30, Dr Stephen Parnis of the Australian Medical Association, perhaps another of Minister Robb's scaremongers, said in relation to the TPP and medicines:

The details really matter here. And if he says the PBS is protected but the agreement extends intellectual property rights or patent laws in favour of pharmaceutical companies, then the reality will be the opposite.

How will the government assess what impact the TPP will have on domestic medicine prices and what assurances can you give the Australian people that medicines will not rise? (Time expired)