The average cost of a vape can be anywhere between $35 and $65. When I asked what the average cost was, the question that came back to me was, 'Do you mean an illicit vape?'
When we respond to the scourge and the devastating toll of domestic and family violence, we have to be united and remove all politics from the debate.
Mr President, I thank the members who have spoken in support of this bill. I appreciated your contributions.
Almost every voter walks to the ballot box with a set of interests guiding their decision to vote. That is normal and a part of democracy.
I want to affirm the importance of democracy: the idea that everybody in our community should have a voice and a say in the decisions that are made on our behalf as a community.
I thank the Attorney‑General for bringing it on and also the many people who have worked on this legislation before us around the country.
Similarly, this has been my first budget and it is absolutely astonishing that that was a late budget. It was not that long ago, really.
It is startling to me that we had a budget not that many months ago and here we are being asked to approve another almost half‑a‑billion dollars to fund things for Tasmanians.
I would like to hear from the Treasurer why this is such a large figure in such a short period of time and why it was not recognised earlier in the budget.
That is not without some strong criticisms of elements of how we got to where we are, and that's not without some deep concerns about elements contained within the budget.