QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE

Senator HANSON-YOUNG (South Australia—Manager of Australian Greens Business in the Senate) (14:15): My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Communications, Senator Farrell. Under current rules, streaming services like Kayo and Stan can't show gambling ads between 5 am and 8 pm during live sport. Your government's proposed changes to gambling advertising would remove this ban, leaving online streaming services less regulated than they are right now and less regulated than broadcast television.

This will simply move gambling advertising dollars to streaming services, where children and their families watching live sport will be bombarded with ads. Senator Farrell, how can your government claim they are taking strong action to tackle gambling ads when this loophole allows for a free-for-all?