The Albanese government’s decision not to proceed with a total ban on gambling advertising, as unanimously recommended by a committee chaired by the late Peta Murphy, is enough to test anyone’s faith in the system. Anti-gambling advocates, crossbenchers, journalists, and former PMs are among those frustrated that a popular, common sense move has been derailed by vested interests, with not even Murphy’s passing enough to compel Labor to grow a spine.
Curtin MP Kate Chaney has been closer to this process than most, as the sole independent on the Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs.
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