‘Small and overwhelming’: Albanon’s gambling reform won’t do much to reduce harm

Peta Murphy at a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra in 2023.

More than 1,000 days after the release of the Murphy Report, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has finally announced decisive action to tackle gambling advertising in Australia. In mid-2023, the late Labor MP Peta Murphy submitted a report recommending a ban on gambling advertising, citing the harm it caused on television, sports venues and online. Despite … Read more