Mr ROCHER —Will the Prime Minister confirm that his government's guidelines for child-care centres caution against telling the age old stories Cinderella , Rapunzel and Robin Hood ? If so, will he ask the film classification board to introduce also a new category of film suitable for preschool viewing? Given possible offence to vertically challenged Australians, will he suggest that Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs be given a restricted rating?

Mr HOWARD —I have to say to my friend and former colleague—and, I hope, perhaps one day future colleague—Allan Rocher, that he is one of the most honourable people I have been associated with in this parliament. The fact that he sits as an Independent at the present time is a matter of very great regret as far as I am concerned. Anyway, such is politics.

He asks a very serious question, and I will endeavour to answer it. Can I say to the honourable member for Curtin that I will have a look at those guidelines. If there is anything in those guidelines remotely consistent with what the honourable member has said, I will be amazed but, more importantly, I will see that those guidelines are changed so that that kind of insane politically correct nonsense is not allowed to go on in this country.