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Pocock says it’s ‘tragic’ gambling reforms don’t go nearly far enough
Independent senator David Pocock had harsher words, saying the gambling reform bill was a “real opportunity for a prime minister to have a real legacy”, but Albanese had “buckled” to the gambling lobby.
I just find the whole thing tragic. Labor voted against a Senate inquiry into their bill because they know it is so far off the mark.
As to compromises in the Senate, we’ve got Simon Kennedy and others in the Liberal party, Sarah Henderson, saying that it’s not strong enough. How is it that a Labor-chaired committee gave such strong recommendations and then the prime minister just buckles to the gambling lobby, introduces weak legislation, and now we have the Liberal party saying that it’s not strong enough.
