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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Henry Belot

Labor MP ‘sick of seeing betting odds’ as he airs disappointment at Albanese government’s record on gambling ads

Labor MP Jerome Laxale on the campaign trail with Anthony Albanese
Labor MP Jerome Laxale (right) on the campaign trail with Anthony Albanese in the electorate of Bennelong in Sydney. Laxale has voiced his ‘disappointments’ in the government’s record on gambling ads. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP

The Labor MP Jerome Laxale has expressed his “disappointment” in the Albanese government’s failure to restrict gambling ads and called on the party to “honour the legacy” of the late Peta Murphy if re-elected.

Laxale, a left-faction MP who is trying to hold on to the ultra-marginal New South Wales seat of Bennelong, said he was “sick of seeing betting odds linked to live sport” and told voters in his electorate there was “a strong reform package coming”.

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