What if I told you that 10 minutes of effort today could change the future for generations of Australians? Well, hear me out. 🧵 #GamblingHarm

Road map to tackle Australia's multibillion-dollar gambling habit sbs.com.au/news/video/roa…

I'm so looking forward to the day when you can watch a game of footy on TV without gambling odds being spruiked at every opportunity. It's ridiculous this practice continues unabated, normalising for the next generation the connection between gambling and sport.

Our CEO, Nieves Murray, spoke to the ABC ahead of World Suicide Prevention Day about the demand on services in the sector and the need for more funding. 👉 ow.ly/5xy850Tirea

Majority of voters back total ban on gambling ads as Labor delays decision #EndGamblingAds smh.com.au/politics/feder…

Today, we released our 'Roadmap to Reform' - our plan to fix Australia's housing crisis. These solutions stem from the People's Commission into the Housing Crisis, which heard from over 1,500 community members. #BuildSocialHousing #FairHousingFuture #EverybodysHome

“I’m unforgiving of business people and club members who want to benefit from gambling – and politicians who lack the courage to hold them back – while turning a blind eye to all the human suffering gambling causes.” #EndGamblingAds #PutPokiesInTheirPlace smh.com.au/business/the-e…

“The real RSL – the veteran support not-for-profit – is about care and welfare, and we would like to see our name protected. It’s time for clubs to change the name that they adopted 60 years ago; frankly, it must be returned.” - NSW RSL's Mick Bainbridge smh.com.au/national/nsw/w…

For the record, Wesley Mission does NOT have a prohibitionist stance regarding gambling. We ARE NOT calling for gambling to be banned. We ARE pro gambling reform. We ARE pro sensible, proportionate, people-first harm prevention measures. We ARE anti gambling harm.

One investment asset guaranteed to outstrip stubbornly high inflation? NSW hotel poker machines. They are a license to lift money from the pockets of residents of our states poorest postcodes and deposit it in the pocket of eastern suburbs/north shore pub barons. 🤮

“Pubs and clubs have dragged more than 570 poker machines out of storage and put them back into use to meet booming demand, contributing to a record $4.1 billion in (losses) for the first half of the year.” #PutPokiesInTheirPlace smh.com.au/national/nsw/p…

Australians now lose more $$ gambling every year than the Federal Govt spends on school funding 🤯😥 What will it take for the Govt to have the courage to implement the Murphy Report recommendations in full starting with a gambling ad ban? theguardian.com/australia-news…

“Australia’s gambling losses have surged from $25.6bn annually pre-Covid to $32bn in 2022-23, according to new data from the Queensland government.” #EndGamblingAds #PutPokiesInTheirPlace theguardian.com/australia-news…

Gambling losses in Australia were a staggering $32B for the financial year, 22/23 - up 25% in the four years since Covid hit (18/19), and almost 14% in the last year alone! These figures underline a gambling harm induced public health crisis that requires real reform, NOW!