House of Representatives Chamber (part 2 of 4)
12 August 2026
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House of Representatives Australian Parliament
00:00 - 02:23
Speaker 1
...most important public health and consumer protection reforms of our time, and one of the most significant undertaken by this government: gambling reform. Many of my constituents in Brisbane have reached out to me advocating for strong action on gambling. I've met many families and individuals whose relationships, finances and futures have been ripped apart by gambling addiction. Gambling can affect self-esteem, relationships, physical and mental health, work performance and social life. Gambling is everywhere.
You go to your local pub on a weekend, you go to watch your kids play sport, you watch your favourite sports or teams play on the TV, you see gambling. This legislation is not simply about gambling, though. It's about protecting families, protecting children, protecting vulnerable Australians and ensuring that corporate profits don't come before the wellbeing of our communities. As Australians, we really do love our sport. We love our AFL, our NRL, cricket, rugby, horse racing and countless local sporting clubs.
But somewhere over the past couple of decades, something has changed. Sports became saturated with gambling. Children can barely watch a football match without being exposed to betting odds before kickoff, gambling advertisements during the break, and commentators and commentators discussing markets as though betting was simply another part of the game. Labor recognises that this normalisation has gone too far. The Albanese government has responded with the strongest national gambling reforms Australia has ever seen, introducing this legislation to dramatically reduce the exposure of Australians, particularly children, to gambling advertising while strengthening protections for those experiencing gambling harm.
We need this balance. We need both sides. They acknowledge that gambling is a legal activity enjoyed responsibly by many adults, while recognising that governments do have an obligation to minimise harm in exactly the same way we regulate alcohol, tobacco and financial services. Now, one of the centrepieces of Labor's reforms is restricting gambling advertising. For years, Australians have complained that gambling advertisements have become impossible to avoid.
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