Australia loses $31 billion each year to gambling and children continue to be stalked in ever-inventive ways by sports betting vultures. But, as Suzanne James writes, Labor has squibbed on bringing in real reforms.
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Despite warnings from legal experts and community organisations, Labor voted to grant police and MPs new powers to stop Centrelink payments for people accused of a serious offence but have yet to appear before a court. Pip Hinman reports.
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Labor faces internal division, advocate fury and community outrage over its Faustian love-in with the gambling industry, which seeks to water down bi-partisan support for advertising bans. Suzanne James reports.
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Hundreds attended a forum to discuss why fossil fuel projects should not be given the go-ahead in a time of climate crisis. Niko Leka reports.
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Independent MP David Pocock agreed to Labor’s new industrial relations bill only after it promised to set up an “independent” Economic Inclusion Advisory Committee. Nova Sobieralski reports on its limitations.