Australia politics live: parliament returns as Labor seeks deals on NDIS, gambling and news bargaining reforms
Labor looks to negotiate with the Coalition to get several pieces of legislation through parliament. Follow todayâs news live Get our breaking news email, free
Labor looks to negotiate with the Coalition to get several pieces of legislation through parliament. Follow todayâs news live Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Government listening to âmoney and powerâ on gambling says independent MP Kate Chaney, who was on the inquiry with the late Labor MP Peta Murphy that handed down the landmark âyou win some, you lose moreâ report on gambling harm, says so far it seems the talks between the Coalition and Labor on a gambling reform package are âdisappointingâ.
In 2017, when the last round of partial restrictions came in, the money just moved around. And for example, gambling after 8:30 more than doubled, increased 131%. And I suspect that thatâs what weâre going to see here too: is the money moving around. I think it is about the government listening to the money and the power, not the people. The gambling companies make big political donations. They are present lobbyists in this building. Weâre hearing their talking points coming out of the Prime Ministerâs mouth.
And the media companies and the sports codes make a lot of money out of gambling too. Unfortunately, Australians pay the cost for that. And the average Australian household loses more in gambling than they pay for in electricity. So this is our blind spot. I think that that whole interview was pretty cringe. Letâs face it, the Prime Minister didnât really cover himself with glory with that And itâs disturbing to hear that the the Japanese government has expressed some concerns about it. Weâre talking about a a really special gift that the Japanese state has given to the country.
And if I was the PM, Iâd pick up the phone to the Japanese Prime Minister and apologise to her on on this one. When the the Prime Ministerâs crude and dirty podcast banter is formally raised by the Japanese government. Anthony Albanese just has an embarrassed himself. Heâs embarrassed Australia. This is now a a diplomatic incident because of the the appalling behaviour of the Prime Minister. Continue reading...
The BriefWire