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**Nothatspecial** · 01-09-2008, 07:47 PM

Keep your hands off my Vegemite:
Julia Gillard says Vegemite is part of being Australian and has assured it will not be banned.

Acting Prime Minister Julia Gillard says there is no way she is giving up her breakfast ritual of Vegemite on toast.

A shadow has been cast over the future of the iconic spread as a federal government taskforce considers special taxes and other deterrents on the sale of fatty, sugary and salty foods.

But Ms Gillard on Thursday said Vegemite's future on Australian grocery shelves was assured.

"I am a very happy Vegemite eater and there is no way in the world that Vegemite would be banned in this country," Ms Gillard told reporters in Melbourne.

"Vegemite is part of being Australian, part of our history, part of our future and I'll be continuing to wake up in the morning and having it on my toast."

The government set up the taskforce last year to recommend ways to tackle preventable health problems such as obesity, which cost Australia an estimated $8.3 billion in 2008, according to a report in Thursday's The Australian newspaper.

The taskforce's final report, due in June, is one of the most eagerly anticipated of all the health reviews under way, the newspaper says.
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Part of being Australian???

Why should they ban it? It's a legal product. Just another example of "nanny" governments trying to control every aspect of people's lives. Keeping their populations under control by means of crippling taxation levels.

That's just one of the many reasons why I live in Thailand.

01-09-2008, 07:47 PM	#21
Nothatspecial Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 574 Senior Member	Keep your hands off my Vegemite: Julia Gillard says Vegemite is part of being Australian and has assured it will not be banned. Acting Prime Minister Julia Gillard says there is no way she is giving up her breakfast ritual of Vegemite on toast. A shadow has been cast over the future of the iconic spread as a federal government taskforce considers special taxes and other deterrents on the sale of fatty, sugary and salty foods. But Ms Gillard on Thursday said Vegemite's future on Australian grocery shelves was assured. "I am a very happy Vegemite eater and there is no way in the world that Vegemite would be banned in this country," Ms Gillard told reporters in Melbourne. "Vegemite is part of being Australian, part of our history, part of our future and I'll be continuing to wake up in the morning and having it on my toast." The government set up the taskforce last year to recommend ways to tackle preventable health problems such as obesity, which cost Australia an estimated $8.3 billion in 2008, according to a report in Thursday's The Australian newspaper. The taskforce's final report, due in June, is one of the most eagerly anticipated of all the health reviews under way, the newspaper says. ______________ Part of being Australian??? Why should they ban it? It's a legal product. Just another example of "nanny" governments trying to control every aspect of people's lives. Keeping their populations under control by means of crippling taxation levels. That's just one of the many reasons why I live in Thailand.
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