Andrew spoke in the Federal Parliament, calling out the Prime Minister as the one blocking meaningful gambling reform. Over 1,000 days since the Murphy Report was handed down, none of it’s 31 recommendations for gambling reform have been implemented.
“We know from good research that in that period of 1,000 days, well over 1,000 Australians affected by gambling addiction have suicided. That is the human face of this matter, that over a thousand people affected by gambling addiction have suicided since that report was brought down.
And that’s not to mention the hundreds of thousands of people who are suffering the ill effects of gambling addiction, who have lost more money than they can afford and are in dire financial strife, who have lost their job, who have lost relationships, have lost their family, have lost their mental health.
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It is patently obvious that a majority of the Members of this House and a majority of the members of the Government want to see the Murphy Report recommendations implemented speedily and in full.
It’s an open secret in this place that the only reason nothing is happening is because the Prime Minister personally is standing in the way. Because he’s putting his relationship with the sporting codes, with the gambling companies and the media companies ahead of the interests of millions of Australians who are affected by gambling addiction.”