The Problem
Gambling advertising drives addiction, financial ruin, and profound harm across Australia.
The Murphy Report revealed that advertising normalises betting for children—with 600,000 under-18s gambling—and fuels $32 billion in annual losses, domestic violence, mental health crises and suicides linked to gambling debts.
Families in the ACT suffer most, with per-capita losses reaching $2,700 yearly.
The government's proposed partial ban—with caps on TV ads, opt-outs for online, and loopholes for sports and digital platforms—is ineffective because it fails to stop the constant exposure driving harm, ignores Murphy's call for a total ban, and leaves children and vulnerable people unprotected.
The Petition
We ask the House to immediately introduce and pass legislation for a total, phased ban on all gambling advertising across TV, radio, online platforms, sports, and public spaces and an immediate ban on gambling inducements —as recommended by the Murphy Report more than 1000 days ago —and to establish an independent regulator to enforce it without loopholes. Protect Australians from this public health emergency now.