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Saturday Magazine

12 Aug 2024

Saturday 11th August, 2024: Josh Burns, MP for MacNamara, Update on Federal Politics and new Gambling legislation

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Saturday 11th August, 2024: Josh Burns, MP for MacNamara, Update on Federal Politics and new Gambling legislation
Macca and Nevena are joined live in the studio by Josh Burns, MP for MacNamara as he gives an update on Federal Politics and new Gambling legislation. Josh also discusses the recent attacks on his office in St. Kilda and dealing with extremism.
The government hired a consultant to examine how a blanket ban would hit the bottom lines of sports and media companies, the latter of which have recently laid off staff. The results of the consultant’s work have not been made public.
Many people who gave  testimony to Labor’s gambling inquiry now wonder why they  bothered being vulnerable.
More details have emerged that anti-gambling advocates refuse to sign ‘ridiculous’ NDAs for Labor briefing on betting ads
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/aug/07/labor-government-nda-agreements-gambling-reforms?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

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