Peter Dutton’s budget reply had one good idea … and three big stinkers

‘Despite supporting most of Labor’s cost-of-living measures … Dutton did not guarantee support for the $40-a-fortnight raise in jobseeker.’ Photograph: Mike Bowers/The Guardian

Credit where credit’s due: Peter Dutton’s budget reply had at least one medium-sized good idea in it.

Anthony Albanese’s government has made some good incremental changes on the growth of sports betting, banning the use of credit cards, but the opposition leader aims to take a bigger bite out of the social problem by proposing an ad ban during matches and an hour either side.