House debates

Monday, 25 November 2024

Constituency Statements

Gambling

10:41 am

Photo of Andrew WallaceAndrew Wallace (Fisher, Liberal National Party) Share this | Hansard source

I'll take that interjection, because you might want to listen to this and learn something. Three in four Australians gabble at least once a year. Two in five Australians admit to gambling at least once a week. Concerningly, about one in six Australians aged 16 to 17 participate in under-age gambling—a number which almost triples for those aged 18 to 19. This comes at a cost of $25 billion a year to punters.

Despite these worrying trends, the Labor government has dumped its so-called comprehensive response to gambling advertising. What does this Prime Minister stand for? What has he accomplished? If he won't stand up on issues like these, how can Australians trust him in the challenging days ahead?

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