Overview

• Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said a blanket ban would be difficult to enforce and risks driving wagering to overseas operators with no consumer protections.
• Usman Khawaja met Anthony Albanese and Treasurer Jim Chalmers in Canberra and urged cutting gambling from sport, saying the government has been “100% too slow” to act.
• Crossbench MPs and medical and public‑health experts convened a roundtable to urge adoption of the Peta Murphy inquiry’s phased ban and wider harm‑reduction measures.
• Ministers have reopened talks with broadcasters and sporting codes on curbing promotions, and options are being explored to cushion lost advertising income.
• Labor paused draft rules before the election after pushback from media and codes, a formal response is targeted for late 2025, and an outright ban is viewed as unlikely.