Politics with Michelle Grattan podcast interviewed Andrew on the need to go harder to curb gambling advertising and reduce gambling harm.
It needs to be recognised that the Murphy parliamentary inquiry, named after Peta Murphy, the late chair, was the best parliamentary inquiry into gambling harm this parliament has ever seen. And it’s important that its 31 recommendations, [made up a] consensus report.
I would go so far as to say it is the best blueprint that has ever been produced in Australia for addressing gambling harm and that makes the fact that the government sat on it for more than three years all the more damning. That makes the fact that the government is only going to three of the recommendations and then only in part, I think that’s all the more damning. It’s clearly well short of what the community were hoping for.
Listen here: https://player.captivate.fm/episode/7725634c-f3a7-4465-95d2-f164fd687112