In June 2023, Labor MP Peta Murphy presented a report to the Albanese government recommending a ban on gambling advertising due to the grave social and financial harms caused by gambling ads online, on TV and at sporting venues.

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So far the Albanese government has refused to act on the Murphy report.

This is despite the public emphatically agreeing with the recommendations: recent research confirms earlier findings that about 75 per cent of Australians support a total ban on gambling advertising, and 80 per cent support their ban on social media

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