Australia’s had two more years of gambling ad harm since the Murphy report. It’s time for Labor to show some courage | Zoe Daniel

The public wants the ads banned but the government keeps bowing to pressure. Now, with its whopping majority, what’s the excuse?Two years ago this week the Murphy report was delivered to the government, recommending the banning of gambling ads. And for two years the Albanese government has failed to act in the face of pressure from vested interests. Over those two years Australians have gambled away another $60bn.In June 2023 the Labor MP Peta Murphy said: “Australians are the bigges