Anthony Chisholm (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Assistant Minister for Regional Development) | Hansard source

What I'd say to them is that this is the strongest action on gambling reform that any government has ever undertaken in Australia. It is going to make a substantial contribution to minimising gambling harm and minimising the impact on children, and it is going to ensure that we hold the gambling companies to account. I'm more than happy to engage with those organisations in Queensland—I'm even a member of some of them, Senator Scarr. We understand that these are important matters. We do believe that the government has worked diligently on these and we've got the balance right in terms of the reforms. They're going to have a meaningful impact on those people who are at risk. We're going to ensure that it does minimise the exposure to young people.

But it does ensure that, for those people who do enjoy having a bet as part of their life—their social activity—they're still able to go and do that, which is important as well. So we do think that the balance is right in terms of these reforms. They are going to make a meaningful difference. We are going to hold the gambling companies to account for poor behaviour, and that is an important thing that I think the Australian people will welcome and one those organisations that you mentioned will welcome as well.