Pressure mounts as Australia delays gambling reform amid rising youth harm concerns

Public health advocates are stepping up pressure on the federal government, saying a delay now stretching beyond 1,000 days has left young Australians increasingly vulnerable to gambling harm and relentless advertising.

The Alliance for Gambling Reform is marking the milestone by urging immediate movement on recommendations from a 2023 parliamentary inquiry into online gambling, chaired by the late Labor MP Peta Murphy. The review laid out 31 proposed changes, including a sweeping ban...