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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Miles Herbert

Afternoon Update: Labor and Coalition strike gambling deal; fallout continues from Sydney Swans Melbourne incident; and restaurant of the year

A composite created on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, featuring Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (L) and Opposition Leader Angus Taylor, (R) with gambling-related imagery in the background.
Labor and the Coalition have agreed to establish a single register allowing Australians to opt out of online gambling advertisements as part of a tentative deal to secure passage of gambling reforms. Composite: Susie Dodds/AAP

Good afternoon.

The Labor party room has given the go-ahead to the gambling reform deal made with the Coalition, and plans to restrict gambling advertisements will pass into law later this week after three days of marathon parliamentary sittings.

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