In June 2023, Labor MP Peta Murphy presented a report to the Albanese government recommending a ban on gambling advertising due to the grave social and financial harms caused by gambling ads online, on TV and at sporting venues.
So far the Albanese government has refused to act on the Murphy report.
This is despite the public emphatically agreeing with the recommendations: recent research confirms earlier findings that about 75% of Australians support a total ban on gambling advertising, and 80% support their ban on social media, online, in stadiums and on players’ uniforms.
