Interactive Gambling Amendment (Gambling Reform) Bill 2026, National Self-exclusion Register (Cost Recovery Levy) Amendment Bill 2026, Interactive Gambling (Cost Recovery Levy) Bill 2026

Senator DAVID POCOCK (Australian Capital Territory—Independent ACT Whip) (19:09): On a number of occasions, the Prime Minister has been quoted as saying that, if we implement the Murphy report in full, then we would see more people betting with illegal offshore operators, a claim that has only ever been made by the gambling industry. I'll read you a quick part of a transcript so you've got some context.

Sabra Lane said: A full ban is what Labor MP Peta Murphy pushed for. She died last year. She headed an inquiry into gambling.

The Committee handed down a bipartisan report finding that gambling is a health hazard, insidious and needed to be banned. Why won't the government honour her legacy with a full ban? The Prime Minister said: Well what we're doing is making sure that we get these reforms right.

There is such a thing as the internet, there is offshore gambling as well, which is therefore difficult to regulate and has implications across a range of areas as well. Minister, what evidence has the Prime Minister been relying on to make such claims?