How Labor’s gambling ad reforms measure against Murphy report

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese made a surprise announcement ahead of the Easter long weekend: the government’s long-awaited gambling advertising reform proposal was finally ready and was due to come into force from January 1, 2027. So where and how will gambling ads be banned?

cricket media journalist Daanyal Saeed joins the podcast to explain proposed gambling advertising reforms, including three major recommendations from the Peta Murphy report that the government ignored and how the “vested interests” of gambling companies, sports codes and mainstream media broadcasters are slowing the process.

At the end of the day, a proposed bill will not pass without the support of non-Labour senators. Who will they negotiate with to achieve this?

Read the transcript hereor watch the interview below.

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