The Latest Breaking News from Tim Costello

Gambling role for former football chief raises red flag

The appointment of a former football boss to lead a wagering giant has raised concerns about close links between sport and the gambling industry.

AAP · Jun 18, 2024

Zomi Frankcom’s family say Australian aid worker killed in Israeli airstrike was ‘doing the work she loves’

PM Anthony Albanese describes 43-year-old’s death as ‘completely unacceptable’ as tributes flow for World Central Kitchen worker online

The Guardian - AU · Apr 2, 2024

‘We know the community is over it’: how self-regulation of gambling ads came unstuck minutes into an AFL game

Clubs and bookmakers have set their own restrictions as campaigners await a decision on a proposed ban

The Guardian - AU · Mar 31, 2024

Victoria’s gambling regulator calls for ad ban after being ‘bombarded’ by worried parents

Exclusive: Annette Kimmitt says she has heard many stories of people finding out their children are secretly gambling

The Guardian - AU · Jan 12, 2024

Ban on gambling ads a certain winner, say MPs

Two independent MPs and an anti-betting lobbyist are calling on the government to ban gambling advertisements.

AAP · Nov 28, 2023

‘Playing us for years’: how pokies profits have funded tax-deductible spending within Australian clubs

Schemes in Victoria and NSW give clubs tax cuts if they put gaming proceeds into communities – but they overwhelmingly spend it on themselves

The Guardian - AU · Nov 25, 2023

Tax breaks for pokies venues in firing line of Victorian inquiry

Exclusive: The state’s tax minimisation scheme has been the subject of widespread criticism from health and anti-gambling groups

The Guardian - AU · Nov 23, 2023

NSW urged to end ‘shameless rort’ giving clubs a tax break for spending pokies revenue

Scheme allows clubs to reduce tax bill if gambling profits are used for ‘community development and support’

The Guardian - AU · Oct 10, 2023

NSW raises concerns about volume of gambling ads but declines to endorse total ban

Advocate Tim Costello fears state resistance could be excuse for federal Labor to ‘kick the ad ban recommendation into the long grass’

The Guardian - AU · Sep 27, 2023

University of Sydney gambling research centre bankrolled by casinos is ‘troubling’, experts say

Institution says companies won’t ‘constrain or edit’ research, but public health expert Sean Cowlishaw calls funding relationship ‘unprecedented’

The Guardian - AU · Aug 16, 2023