House debates Questions without Notice

Gambling

Tuesday, 2 June 2026 House of Representatives

Anika Wells

Anika Wells Lilley, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Sport

3:00 pm

I thank the member for her question. Our significant reforms will minimise children's exposure to wagering advertising. They will break the link between sport and gambling, and they will reduce the saturation and the targeting of wagering advertising.

The response we tabled was at the first opportunity granted by the parliamentary guidelines. We tabled it through the usual way, and the action we are taking to protect Australians, particularly children and young people, from the harms of gambling was announced by the Prime Minister at the National Press Club.

We will deliver a significant package, as we announced there, with measures that will reduce the harm from gambling. The package has been carefully developed with harm minimisation at front of mind to stop the deluge of gambling advertising.

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