The former prime minister and sports fan says the spread of gambling and the social harm from it is a serious issue for our country.
Former prime minister John Howard has joined with dozens of prominent Australians to call for a blanket ban on gambling advertising, urging Anthony Albanese to “show leadership” in outlawing it as tobacco promotion was in the 1970s.
Howard, Perrottet, former Liberal prime minister Malcolm Turnbull and former Victorian Liberal premier Jeff Kennett were among those who signed the open letter backing Murphy’s call for gambling ads across television, radio, newspapers and online to be phased out by June 2026. The stance of Howard, Perrottet, Turnbull and Kennett is more aggressive than that taken so far by Opposition Leader Peter Dutton on the issue of betting promotions, whose prevalence, particularly around sporting matches, has provoked community concern.But asked about Labor’s plans revealed by this masthead, Dutton said earlier this week: “I hope that had the conversations with those companies to understand what happens … for businesses that employ a lot of people around the country.
Blocking ads online but allowing them on broadcast television would cut off cash flow for foreign-owned social media firms but maintain tens of millions of dollars in revenue for locally owned TV and sports businesses.
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