QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE
Mr ALBANESE (Grayndler—Prime Minister) (14:12): I thank the member for Robertson for his question and for his outstanding work looking after the people of the Central Coast. As a government, we are taking action in so many areas where reform has been put off for too long or progress has been too slow. We're putting in the hard work so that we can deliver real change for Australians, just like the housing minister indicated in that area.
We're taking action because it's the right thing to do both now and for the future. Last night, our reforms to safeguard and strengthen the NDIS passed the Senate. The NDIS is a cherished institution and, over 15 years, it has truly proved itself to be one of Australia's great modern reforms, a reform that the Australian Labor Party is so proud of.
That is why we took action to make sure the NDIS is sustainable and here to stay, providing the security, dignity and support that Australians need and deserve well into the future. Yesterday our reforms tackling gambling harm passed through this House. Problem gambling is a very real issue, and the connection between gambling and sport is an issue as well.
Doing something about it requires a national effort. That is why we took action, legislating the strongest reforms to tackle gambling harm of any government ever and striking a balance so that Australians can still have a punt if appropriate and if they wish on a Saturday afternoon. Today the House has passed our reforms protecting Australian journalism now and into the future.
The way that Australians consume news has changed, but the important contribution that the media sector makes to our Australian democracy has not. That is why we have taken action, putting in place reforms that encourage these tech giants to do deals with media companies. But, if they don't, they will make a payment that will directly assist in the employment of journalists.
This is good reform, making sure that, in the future, we continue to have news media organisations. Now, none of these are easy reforms. They require listening.
They require hard work. They require action. But that is what delivering real change requires, and delivering real change is what our government is determined to achieve right across the board.