Donna Demaio: Australia Correspondent on the calls to ban gambling ads in Australia

The Australian Government is facing calls to go further with proposed restrictions on gambling ads. 

It's looking to ban ads during sports broadcasts, during children's programming, and online. 

But a 60-strong alliance —including former prime ministers John Howard and Malcolm Turnbull, and prominent figures from across the political spectrum— are calling for a complete ban. 

Australia correspondent Donna Demaio told Ryan Bridge minor parties are also backing the ball, particularly the Greens. 

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
We're now going to Donna to Mayo, our Australia correspondent.
There's a push for a total gambling ad ban their Donna.

Speaker 2 (00:07):
Yes, there was a certain inquiry in twenty twenty two
and it called for a full ban on gambling ads,
and it's back in the news because it looks like
Lady's going to face some resistance from backbenches and the
Greens in regard to what it said, or suggesting that
perhaps there won't be a gambling ad ban or full ban,

(00:27):
but there might be some cap imposed on them. So
we've heard from the Cabinet Minister Bill Shorten who says
that I'm not sure the blanket bands work. Interesting, right,
So the Greens spoken up and we heard from their
Communications Spokespresince Sarah Hanson Young yesterday and she said that
the Minor Party would be trying to amend that bill

(00:49):
or any bill that is introduced that would lead and
they do definitely want a total ban on gambling ads.
It's an ongoing campaign. But what would that mean. They
want no ads online, they want none in children's programming,
and they definitely don't want any during live sports broadcasts
and an hour either side of said sports broadcast. So

(01:12):
it'll be interesting to see what ends up happening. But
as Albanezi says, the government is working through the issues
and says it is very complex. Now can you imagine
media companies and major sporting codes, Well, they definitely don't
want gambling at bands because I imagine the impact on
their revenue exactly.

Speaker 1 (01:32):
Hey, one person I wouldn't be bidding on, and that
is that's ray Gun. The Olympic breakdown. So she's spoken,
spoken out on what's happening, what she's saying as we
go on.

Speaker 2 (01:43):
Youtuel has been relentless since that. You just can't unsee
that kangaroo move that she that she did at that
breakdancing at the Olympics. So Raygun has said that it's
all about creativity and originality, and she said she never
going to beat the girls she described them and their

(02:05):
power moves, but what she brought to the Olympics and
to the breakdancing was creativity and that sometimes her artistry
speaks to the judges and sometimes it doesn't, but she
is convinced that what she did was art. And we
also heard from the PM who said the Olympics, well,
it's about people participating in Sport and she gave it
a crack.

Speaker 1 (02:26):
She certainly did, Donna, thank you very much for that.
Don under our Australia Correspondent for more from News Talks
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