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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Tom McIlroy

Amid a week of sex and drug allegations, Pocock summed up Albanese’s gambling plan with one word

Australian PM Anthony Albanese raises his hand while speaking at a press conference
‘Albanese believes the country’s most popular sporting codes, including the AFL and NRL, would pay the price if the government were to go further on limiting or banning gambling ads.’ Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP

After a week of blockbuster allegations around the tactics gambling giants use to keep punters losing money, David Pocock summed up the government’s position with one word.

With growing momentum for the opposition and crossbench to outflank Labor on changes to the law, on Friday the ACT independent senator said it was a “tragedy” that the government was not prepared to be tougher when it came to curbing gambling advertising.

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