Senate debates
Wednesday, 19 August 2026
Bills
Interactive Gambling Amendment (Gambling Reform) Bill 2026, National Self-exclusion Register (Cost Recovery Levy) Amendment Bill 2026, Interactive Gambling (Cost Recovery Levy) Bill 2026; Second Reading
11:22 am
David Pocock (ACT, Independent) | Hansard source
Exactly! And they check your identity. I also propose extending the ban on ads during children's programs to PG rated shows as well. Most family viewing shows—LEGO Masters, et cetera—are PG. Prime Minister Albanese, and, it seems, now, Angus Taylor, think that getting the balance right is three ads per hour during those shows. We're still normalising gambling if kids are seeing those ads during LEGO Masters or if they're seeing them during MasterChef. Whatever the shows that you love sitting down as a family and watching are, you're still going to see gambling ads during those shows.
One of the things that the Murphy report talked about was breaking the nexus between gambling and sport. I'll be moving former opposition leader Peter Dutton's proposal to extend banning ads during sport—both live sports and, really importantly, replays—to 60 minutes either side, in line with the coalition's proposal. This is really sensible.
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