Gambling

The partial ad ban will not prevent children from seeing gambling ads during footy or rugby games, Labor's draft legislation shows.

A controversial form of financial trading called prediction markets have exploded in popularity overseas. 

Kalshi and Polymarket have gone from obscure start-ups to two of the world's biggest prediction markets where users bet on yes-or-no questions spanning politics, pop culture and war.

From footy tips to Taylor Swift bets, teenagers are being lured into gambling. Almost 34 per cent of Australian teens gamble and everyone from teachers, experts, to the young people themselves are sounding the alarm.

Australians are the world's biggest gamblers, losing billions every year. But the true cost goes far beyond the financial.

Under the cover of budget day, the Albanese government this week dropped its long-awaited response to a gambling harm inquiry. Advocates say it has "failed miserably".

Annie Ashton's husband took his own life after suffering from a gambling addiction. Since then, she's campaigned for stronger regulation of the gambling industry and greater awareness of gambling harm.

Gold Coast Suns coach Damien Hardwick says team manager Mark Opie will continue his match-day duties despite being investigated by the AFL integrity unit over his links to a bookmaking firm.

A long-awaited response to an inquiry that called for a gambling advertising ban has been tabled on budget day, prompting accusations the government is trying to bury the document. 

Betting agency Sportsbet announces it will no longer feature current sports administrators or officials in their programming "following feedback". 

New research reveals 89 per cent of construction workers have gambled in the past year — higher than the national average. 

Greyhound Racing SA says two of its employees from the integrity team have been stood down after an investigation into alleged wagering activity.

"Rewards clubs" have exploded in Australia, claiming to have given away hundreds of millions in prizes, but they operate with almost no legal scrutiny. 

Former Wallaby captain turned ACT senator David Pocock argues that Anthony Albanese's proposed gambling reforms do not go far enough and calls for parliamentarians to put vested interests aside to issue a blanket ban.

The council and a community group fought against it, but Orange is set to get a new greyhound racing track after the project was approved by the Western Regional Planning Panel.

The backstory of the prediction market industry's newest entrant has done little to calm concerns as it partners with several giants of sports broadcasting.

The ban on greyhound racing in Tasmania was part of a deal made to keep the Rockliff Liberals in power. But getting that ban past parliament is proving to be a mongrel of a job. Meanwhile, Labor seems in denial over the issue.

The reporting of Port Adelaide player Zak Butters for umpire abuse sparks debate about whether officials should be involved with betting and if better audio recordings should be available from games.

The Northern Territory government has introduced legislation intended to reform Australia's de facto online gambling regulator, but it's been criticised as a "damage-control exercise".

Labor's landslide re-election brought renewed hope of reform, but in the past 12 months many anti-gambling advocates only became further disillusioned.