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I know. We'll just tax everyone more. We'll just increase taxes on everything.
Labor’s plan to increase fuel prices. Chris Bowen’s obsession with net zero is hurting all Australians⛽️🚙🚚✈️…
More pain ahead as Labor floats new carbon tax #Auspol https://t.co/jcJ7bRFrcr
What a shameful record for our great country that we now have a trillion dollar debt. Sadly, that is $29 billi…
Minister, will the cost recovery levy also cover compliance with the ad ban? Is that what you're saying?
I only have a few questions left, and a couple on the ACMA. Your own impact analysis said that this partial ba…
Please could you table that for the Senate.
So, Minister, just for the record, are lotteries more harmful than wagering products?
If we stop gambling ads, if we stop your kids seeing gambling ads, people are going to go to illegal offshore…
I used that argument all the time when I was lobbying. I was the main lobbyist in Ireland. I knew all the poli…
Why would you allow the gambling companies to help develop the risk indicators? Surely, you're going to the ex…
It almost sounds like you're making the case for a national regulator here. After all the evidence that the Mu…
It is a bit of a concern that you don't even know that. Maybe I'll answer for you—yes, they are. Under the NT…
Minister—or minister Henderson; credit where credit's due!—I've got a question about this flagging of customer…
That's absorbed. The Senate transcript was published up to 20:00. The remainder of the transcript will be pu…
From 1 January, if a platform wanted to have gambling advertising, they'd have to have the triple lock option…
We believe that the global opt-out register would take about 12 months, but we will have the platforms having…
I can provide a bit of detail on the statutory review in three years time. We will include a statutory review…
I believe it's just that the government believes that three years was the appropriate time to get the right am…
Apologies, Senator Scarr. It is only the 15 minutes before the live sporting event, not the 15 minutes after.…
That would be the case, but, as I've been reiterating as we've discussed some of these, you do need to look at…
It's getting into hypothetical territory, but— Senator Hanson-Young I0U This is what the who…
It's getting a little bit technical in terms of how it applies. My understanding is that the Olympic Games wou…
Yes, that's essentially correct, Senator Scarr, but the point I was making before, which is applicable, is tha…
Thanks, Senator Scarr. I think the key point with this is that under this legislation—and we've always been ve…
Senator Scarr, I don't know if you were here when Senator David Pocock went to some of these matters around fr…
I can say that it would be appropriate for the SBS to be subject to the same rules as its competitors. In term…
My understanding is that the ABC does not show ads of any type but that the SBS do show ads, as they operate o…
Thanks for the high praise, Senator Hanson-Young. The TEMPORARY CHAIR e5x Do we have any oth…
I'm sure the Minister for Communications has been very busy and focused on getting this legislation through th…
You're completely wrong, Senator Hanson-Young. I've listened to your commentary on this matter for a couple of…
We obviously have a different approach as part of this bill, but we believe it will be incredibly effective in…
That is my understanding—that they are licensed by states and territories. But I would reiterate the strong pr…
I'll leave commentary on the Northern Territory commission to the Northern Territory parliament, as they're th…
I can only reiterate what I said before. We're talking about Commonwealth law. We're in the federal parliament…
I'll leave commentary on the Northern Territory regulator to the Northern Territory government. ACMA will moni…
Unless they offer a triple lock.
My understanding is that if the AFL wanted to show wagering advertising, they would have to offer a triple-loc…
My understanding is that the AFL website would have to provide the option of the triple-lock system for all us…
If they wanted to see gambling ads, they'd have to be age assured— Senator CHISHOLM 39801 Ju…
My understanding, Senator Hanson-Young, is they'd be required to be triple locked.
I'll see if we can find access to it and provide it.
I might be able to provide some helpful information, Senator Pocock. My understanding is that part of those nu…
Thanks, Senator Pocock. No, I'm unable to help you on that, but I do know that the legislation before us tonig…
No, I don't believe that's the case, Senator Pocock, and it's always very difficult to respond to questions li…
I think when you look at the history of these matters and how impactful they've been—it's always hard to respo…
What is absolutely in no doubt is that this law strengthens the role that ACMA can play, which is the appropri…
I mentioned that I talked through what was in the bill and that the minister, by legislative instrument, may d…
This will be a new system at the Commonwealth level that will ensure consistency for gambling companies. We be…
I just want to table a correction to the revised explanatory memorandum relating to the Interactive Gambling A…
The list I read out before is some of the specifics that are contained in the bill itself. Further indicators…
To provide a bit more of an example that might be helpful, Sarah Hanson-Young, that is being prepared—escalati…
Thanks, Senator Hanson-Young. All I can do is reiterate the points I made before. The government will set the…
Thanks, Senator Pocock. I disagree with your assessment of the reforms. I think they are meaningful. They will…
Thanks, Senator Pocock, for the question. I think there are a number of key areas where this applies. The ban…
The overall goal was to reduce advertising, and that's what this bill does. It does it across, as I mentioned…
As I said, we think this gets the balance right in ensuring that fewer ads will be available. The frequency ca…
In my view, they're about doing both. That's substantially what we've tried to achieve, through this package,…
So 8.30 pm is the watershed that the broadcasters currently subscribe to under the rules. That was part of the…
As I explained before, Senator Pocock, the OzTAM data says child audiences decrease after 8.30 pm. If we can p…
I don't have that data, sorry.
My understanding is that OzTAM data says that child audiences decrease after 8.30.
Senator Pocock, I understand you put this question at the start as well. The broad objective of this is to red…
Obviously the point I made before is that government, not the gambling companies, would set the indicator for…
Thanks, Senator Hanson-Young. My understanding is that those inducements would not be allowed for any red flag…
Sorry, Senator Hanson-Young, could you repeat the question?
The key point is that the government, not the gambling companies, sets the indicators for red flags. The risk…
As we've been upfront on, as has been in the news and as we've seen through the Senate legislative inquiry, we…
Thanks, Senator Hanson-Young, for the question. I'd point to the range of reforms that we've pursued through t…
Thanks, Senator Hanson-Young. It's obviously been the work of government as we've developed this package over…
Thanks, Senator Hanson-Young. I think you have touched on what the key point here is. If Australians are motiv…
I can only just reiterate what I said before about all those who want to sell gambling advertising would be re…
Probably the best example I can give, Senator Hanson-Young, is to look at BetStop. That cost $20 million to bu…
I don't have a number as to how much that will cost. I'd just point to the information I provided before about…
I've talked through the detail about how this will operate. We expect that they will have the resources they n…
Today marks a critical point in Australian history because this government is maxing out the national credit c…
Oh no; you're only allowed to take one!
by leave—I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.
by leave—I move: That Ms Briskey, Mr Hastie, Ms Mascarenhas, Mr Violi and Mr Watts be appointed members of th…
by leave—I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.
I present a supplementary explanatory memorandum to the bill, and I move the government amendment as circulate…
How much do you want for that public project
(): by leave—I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.
I say to the member for Warringah that we are reserving our position on these amendments, as we did with the m…
I thank the member for Warringah for her support for this important bill. As I said in response to the amendme…
I rise to speak on the government's amendments on sheet HG137, and I acknowledge the minister's, as it were, a…
by leave—I present a supplementary explanatory memorandum to the bill and move: (1) Schedule 1, item 2, page…
I want to acknowledge the amendments made by the member for Curtin. I want to say to her that, in the coalitio…
I thank the member for Curtin for her support for this important legislation. This bill means that more young…
by leave—I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.
I move: That, in accordance with the provisions of the Public Works Committee Act 1969, it is expedient to ca…
I move: That, in accordance with the provisions of the Public Works Committee Act 1969, it is expedient to ca…
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. The Carbon Credits and Other Legislation Amendment (Integr…
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. The Criminal Code Amendment (National Sport Integrity Offe…
Prime Minister has said that he wants to go back to the National Cabinet with issues around family, domestic a…
Mallee has 3,000 senior footballers + thousands of juniors. AFL stars are role models. Higher standards matter…
A huge win for Mallee farmers. The Victorian coalition will scrap VNI West. Prime agricultural land should pro…