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Has the PM squandered his 'Big Tobacco' moment with gambling ads?

By Matt Garrick and Jack Hislopโ€ขABC News (AU)

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".

In 1992, Australia moved to ban tobacco advertising in sporting events, as the nation's leaders clued onto the widespread harms caused to society by smoking. By 1996, it was all but phased out, inclโ€ฆ