New federal Communications Minister Anika Wells has confirmed that she has resumed consultations regarding reform to gambling advertising, as pressure ramps up on the Albanese government to act on the “You Win Some, You Lose More Report”.
Major reform to advertising restrictions surrounding gambling was shelved late last year, after former Communications Minister Michelle Rowland had consulted widely about changes.
Ahead of this year’s federal election, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese repeatedly restated his government’s first-term achievements regarding gambling reform, but with Wells now in the hot seat, pressure is growing over two years since a parliamentary report recommended 31 reforms to Australia’s gambling sector.
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