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Dominic Giannini

Gambling ad 'double standard' as PM touts child safety

The federal government is under pressure over its lack of action on gambling harm. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

Anger is bubbling at the perceived hypocrisy of teenagers being banned from social media to reduce harm, but still being able to be targeted by gambling ads. 

Community advocates, Labor backbenchers, coalition and crossbench MPs and even the gambling lobby have lamented the federal government for not taking action on gambling advertising, two years after a landmark report into gambling harm. 

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