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AFL backs grand final umpire’s role with Sportsbet horse racing show

Anti-gambling crusader Reverend Tim Costello believes it’s highly inappropriate for an AFL field umpire to be on the payroll of a major betting company as a horse racing analyst.

  • Scott Spits

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The three newest MPs to join NSW parliament all spoke out against gambling in the state.

Three MPs made their first speech this week. And they all spoke about one issue

Poker machine reforms were the unifying factor for three new MPs.

  • Nick Newling
All Liquor and Gaming investigations into money laundering via poker machines came to an abrupt halt in July 2022.

A critical NSW government report is being kept from you. Why?

The Herald has campaigned for poker machine reform for the past two years, and we have no intention of backing off.

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Tim Costello and Anthony Albanese.

Social media’s too risky for kids but gambling’s OK? PM’s each-way bet stinks

Apparently, the social licence of the betting companies that deluge us with 1 million ads a year isn’t problematic for the government.

  • Tim Costello
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Communications Minister Michelle Rowland.

Growing number of Labor MPs jockey for Murphy’s law ad ban

TV and gambling executives spent the week in Canberra trying to water down a proposed two-per-hour limit on TV ads and a digital blackout.

  • Paul Sakkal
Communications Minister Michelle Rowland.

Labor accused of cop-out over gambling ad changes

Critics say the government’s proposed changes to gambling advertising would betray the legacy of one of its MPs, the late Peta Murphy.

  • David Swan
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Dutton’s nuclear plan is like something from a Soviet-era fantasy

Readers respond to Peter Dutton’s audacious pitch to nuclear Australia with some incredulity.

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Fear, loathing and other nuclear questions

Readers respond to Peter Dutton’s unveiling of the locations for nuclear power plants around Australia.

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Rush to solve Melbourne housing crisis leaves questions unanswered

Readers ask how the state government’s plans for more housing in metro Melbourne will occur given current infrastructure shortages.

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No taxpayer funds for schools that discriminate against gay teachers

Readers are appalled by the sacking of a young music teacher who lost her job with a Sydney Christian school after a parent saw her changed relationship status on Facebook.

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