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I will first deal with amendments to the motion for the second reading, starting with the amendment by the Australian Greens. The question is that the amendment on sheet 2679 be agreed to.

Australian Greens' circulated amendment

At the end of the motion, add ", but the Senate:

(a) notes:

(i) that problem gambling fuelled by advertising inflicts significant harm on the lives of Australians, their families and communities, and

(ii) the recommendation from the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs inquiry into online gambling and its impacts that the Government implement a comprehensive ban on all forms of online gambling advertising without delay; and

(b) calls on the Government to back this recommendation and implement a ban on online gambling advertising as a matter of urgency".