Independent MP Helen Haines has launched a fierce attack on the federal government’s proposed gambling legislation, warning that Australia’s more than $31 billion annual gambling losses represent a major public health crisis. Haines argues that partial restrictions are too weak to stop gambling companies from relentlessly targeting children and vulnerable Australians. She is demanding the full implementation of the 31 recommendations from the parliamentary Murphy Inquiry, including a total ban on gambling advertising over three years. Her proposed amendments would also ban gambling ads during all G-rated programs and require gambling corporations to publicly report key indicators of gambling-related harm, intensifying pressure on the government to take tougher action.
#HelenHaines #GamblingAds #GamblingAdvertising #AustraliaGambling #GamblingReform #MurphyInquiry #GamblingCrisis #GamblingHarm #GamblingBan #BanGamblingAds #AustralianPolitics #GamblingLegislation #PublicHealthCrisis #ProtectChildren #GamblingIndustry #GamblingAddiction #AustraliaNews #BreakingNews #GamblingReformAustralia #GamblingInquiry
~HT.178~PR.460~ED.194~GR.508~VG.HM~
