Lyn Allison (Victoria, Australian Democrats) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Evans. Minister, the Prime Minister said this week he would tackle binge drinking and illicit drugs. Given the expected explosion of heroin production in Afghanistan now reaching Australia, and the consequential increases in overdoses, will you do what the previous government refused to do: will you properly evaluate the effectiveness of our law enforcement approach that has only ever captured 13 per cent of heroin coming into the country? Do you agree with the Washington based Centre for Strategic and International Studies, who say money spent on eradication is money wasted? And do you accept that tighter and harsher penalties just fill our jails with users, not dealers?