Gambling Advertising

The majority voted against a motion introduced by ACT Senator David Pocock (Independent), which means it failed.

Motion text

That the Senate—

(a) notes that:

(i) Australians overwhelmingly support a full ban on gambling advertisements,

(ii) Australians are denied access to information that would reveal the influence of the gambling industry on Commonwealth ministers and parliamentarians through:

(A) secrecy around ministerial diaries, and

(B) a complete lack of transparency around parliamentary passes provided to lobbyists; and

(b) calls on the Government to:

(i) legislate a complete ban on gambling advertising,

(ii) provide transparency around sponsored passes provided to lobbyists, and

(iii) publish ministerial diaries.

Rebellions

Note that West Australian Senator Fatima Payman (independent) and Queensland Senator Gerard Rennick (Independent) are currently listed as rebel voters but this is inaccurate because the senators are no longer part of the Labor Party and Liberal Party respectively.