Stronger action on inducements would be popular with voters – but crossbenchers fear ad reforms are worse than the status quo
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A wise philosopher once said: “You’ve got to know when to hold ’em, know when to fold ’em, know when to walk away, know when to run.”
Going into the spring parliamentary session after the long winter break, the Albanese government is far from walking away or running from its wagering reforms – but after developments on Sunday that it was now open to amendments on gambling inducements, it might be thinking about folding after earlier committing to holding.