Fortescue boss says Peter Dutton’s opposition ‘dreaming’ on switch to nuclear power in 2049. Follow today’s news headlines liveGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastIndependent Senator David Pocock is on ABC’s RN Breakfast this morning, and he has first addressed a lack of government action on the proliferation of gambling ads during sports broadcasts.Pocock was initially asked about Gillon McLachlan, and what it means to have a former head of the AFL now in charge of Tabcorp, but Pocock turned his attention to the gambling industry in general.We’re seeing gambling companies spend some $260 million a year on advertising and just saturating online TV. And I think that’s where the government needs to step in because this is about young people in the way we think about gambling and the effects that it has. If you just think this is a totally normal thing that everyone does to enjoy sport. Let’s actually focus on sport for what it what it can be.They get this sense of being part of something bigger than themselves working towards goals making friends. Yeah, that is the power of sport and I think we we denigrate that we lose some of that when we turn it into just an avenue for the gambling industry to make money. Continue reading…
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Publish date : 2024-06-18 00:19:04
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