‘Small and underwhelming’: Albanese’s gambling reforms won’t do much to reduce harm

Mon, 6 Apr 2026 05:57:10 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
<https://theconversation.com/small-and-underwhelming-albaneses-gambling-reforms-wont-do-much-to-reduce-harm-279847>

"More than 1,000 days after the release of the Murphy report, Prime Minister
Anthony Albanese has finally announced decisive action on tackling gambling
advertising in Australia.

In mid-2023, the late Labor MP Peta Murphy presented a report that recommended
a ban on gambling advertising due to the harms caused by those ads on TV, at
sports venues and online.

Despite widespread cross-party support for the recommendations, Albanese failed
to commit to any action – until this week.

So, what are the changes, do they go far enough and will they work?"

Cheers,
       *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net               Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/            Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/               Manager, Serious Cybernetics

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