Parliament's Spring Gamble: The High-Stakes Fight Over Australia's Betting Ad Ban

Federal Parliament returns from a five-week winter recess on Tuesday with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese facing a legislative ambush on his flagship gambling reform. Communications Minister Anika Wells has signalled the government is now open to amendments on betting inducements—a tactical shift that could unlock the bill's stalled path through the Senate, where the maths have never been on Labor's side. The reform package aims to restrict television betting ads to **three...