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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Martin Farrer

Morning Mail: AFL’s gambling problem, Covid-19 inquiry expected, UK’s green retreat

Sportsbet signage is seen t during the Round 16 AFL match between the Western Bulldogs and the Richmond Tigers
Same-game multi bets during televised AFL coverage have an 85% failure rate. Photograph: Julian Smith/AAP

Morning everyone. With the AFL preliminary finals expected to be close this weekend, you wouldn’t bet anything on who might win – especially where you only have a 15% chance of winning. That’s just what many punters have faced this season in betting series promoted by the league. We’re also looking at how the Australian Electoral Commission is struggling to get Twitter to take down misinformation about the Indigenous voice to parliament, and the UK appears to be dismantling key planks of policies aimed at hitting net zero targets.

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