This Month
‘Show some courage’: Pressure on Albanese over gambling ad ban
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says gambling, not advertising, is the biggest issue to be dealt with, and reiterated his opposition to a total ad ban.
- Ronald Mizen
Sportsbet loss promoter’s immortal one line
When did it become footy culture to have a losing three-leg multi rammed down your throat on a Friday night?
- Mark Di Stefano
- Exclusive
- Online gambling
Gambling advertising ban on jerseys and stadium signs back in play
The government had planned a separate process, but discussions have restarted after bookies supported the idea.
- Ronald Mizen, Zoe Samios and Sam Buckingham-Jones
August
Inside the billion-dollar battle to ban gambling ads
This week on The Fin podcast, Ronald Mizen and Sam Buckingham-Jones on what the government is likely to do and whether it will be enough.
Coalition holds trump card in gambling debate
If the government wants to limit sports betting ads, the Coalition is the only realistic source of support.
- Phillip Coorey
Rowland wins some, loses more in gambling advertising debate
Pointless non-disclosure agreements, an agitated backbench – miscalculations have marred long-overdue reform to wagering advertising rules.
- Ronald Mizen and Sam Buckingham-Jones
TV ad ban but not jerseys and field signs is ‘illogical’: bookies
Sportsbet, Entain and Pointsbet say they won’t put their logos on sports jerseys or around the stadium during live sport.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones and Ronald Mizen
- Exclusive
- Gambling
Gambling ad ban MPs to go over Rowland’s head and lobby PM direct
The direct approach over the head of the communications minister illustrates growing frustration in Labor ranks over the party’s position on gambling advertising.
- Ronald Mizen and Sam Buckingham-Jones
Google search exempt in Labor’s gambling ad crackdown
Wagering-related search terms are not included in Communications Minister Michelle Rowland’s blanket ban on social media and digital platform gambling ads.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones and Ronald Mizen
Sportsbet CEO’s sherpa walks out during the storm
The country’s largest online bookmaker has lost its adult in the room at the worst possible moment.
- Mark Di Stefano
Labor facing internal backlash on gambling ads
Communications Minister Michelle Rowland is facing growing backbench pressure to introduce a total ban on gambling advertising.
- Ronald Mizen
July
NSW Labor formally backs Palestine state ‘as priority’
NSW Labor has sent a message to its counterparts in Canberra, passing a motion demanding the federal government recognise Palestinian statehood.
- Alex Mitchell and Samantha Lock
Hacked Optus gets award for cybersecurity nous
The irony of the award going to a company defending both a class action and an ACMA civil lawsuit for alleged security failures hung heavy in the room.
- Updated
- Myriam Robin
Betting apps should let gamblers know ‘if they’re up or down’
Online gambling accounts should display the amount of money that punters have won or lost to better inform problem gamblers, a technology entrepreneur has proposed.
- John Kehoe
June
- Exclusive
- Online gambling
Bet365 probed over credit card ban loophole
The gambling regulator began making inquiries after The Australian Financial Review was able to deposit credit cards funds into Bet365 via third parties.
- Ronald Mizen
May
Musk triumphs over Australian government on stabbing videos
The ruling raises questions about whether the eSafety Commission has sufficient powers to do its job or if it bungled its case against Elon Musk’s X.
- Nick Bonyhady
Showtime! Media CEOs’ last stand with Foxtel over future of TV
Years of lobbying by free-to-air networks and Foxtel have come down to this week, when two crucial pieces of legislation are set to go before the Senate.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
Labor goes to war with Meta in far-reaching inquiry
Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg and X owner Elon Musk could be called on to face federal parliament, as part of a new inquiry into social media algorithms.
- Tom McIlroy
Billionaire Kerry Stokes takes it all very personally
In the media business, he who controls distribution, controls all.
- Mark Di Stefano and Myriam Robin
Seven, WIN turn off ‘loss making’ Ten in Mildura
A joint venture between Seven West Media and WIN will shut down at the end of June, cutting off the aerial signal to Network Ten in parts of regional Victoria.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
