Senate debates

Tuesday, 16 October 2018

Questions without Notice

Alcohol Abuse

2:25 pm

Photo of Nigel ScullionNigel Scullion (NT, Country Liberal Party, Minister for Indigenous Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

I certainly hope so. It remains a relatively small part of our investment across the board. As you've indicated, it is really important. What we do know is that in some of the other places which we can make direct comparisons with, like Canada, today, if you buy a bottle of Australian wine in Canada, it has a pregnancy warning on it and has had for some time. But we know from the Canadian experience that we're going to need more than that in vulnerable communities. At the point of contact for vulnerable communities, like health centres, it's very important to provide the right information at the right time to those communities as they come to bear. So we'll continue to upgrade, update and inform ourselves with best practice with regard to the warnings around alcohol during pregnancy and the consequences of FASD.

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