Gambling rates in young men soar as betting becomes ticket into social circles
Australians spend an eye-watering $30 billion each year on gambling. We are, comfortably, the world’s most profligate punters.…
Netherlands councillor calls for higher legal gambling age
The familiar argument in the Netherlands includes raising the age for online slots to 24. A growing debt…
Labor responds to Murphy report during budget lock-up
While the country’s political journalists were under lock and key at the budget lock-up all yesterday afternoon, the…
Albanese’s gambling reform is social ruin as public policy
Angus Taylor is right about migrants — there are some things we never quite understand about Australia. I’ve…
Researcher calls for more data on gambling-related suicides
Warning: This story contains discussion of addiction and suicide. Last month, Paul Fung’s friend took his life after…
Teen social media ban group funded by firm making gambling ads
The birthplace of the 36 Months campaign and its influential push for Australia’s teen social media ban was…
A letter to Anthony Albanese could allow Labor MPs to speak up on gambling reform
It was the kind of letter that a Labor MP might think twice about sending to Anthony Albanese.…