Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

People have a choice about what political path they will take and how they will participate in politics. People can participate as Independents and wait for decisions to be made by government, and then decide whether they'll support them, oppose them or try to amend them. I respect that, and I respect the member for Curtin and the way she takes policy development seriously in this chamber. She has put forward a range of amendments to government legislation that have been supported by the government in the last term and this term, and I encourage her to continue to do so. We treat every member of parliament with respect. That hasn't always been the case for governments, but we do that.

We have introduced more legislation to tackle problem gambling than any government since Federation. One of the things that we continue to do is work with organisations, including media organisations, including sporting organisations, on ways in which we can move forward to further tackle the problem gambling issue. We will have further measures, but we won't do it by pretending that we can just wave a wand and fix things immediately with one piece of legislation. We'll continue to do it piece by piece to make a difference, and that's precisely what we are doing.

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