Senator Alston may be the Minister for Information Technology, but he doesn’t even understand how web sites work. In a lame attempt to score a cheap political point, Senator Alston tried to attack me in the Senate today on the grounds that my web site contains all my speeches and media releases dating back to [...]
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Labor moves Second Reading Amendment to Interactive Gambling Bill
The ALP yesterday moved Second Reading Amendments in the Senate to the Coalition’s Interactive Gambling (Moratorium) Bill 2000. Labor stated that the principal objectives of any gambling regulation should include: Consumer protection – ensuring a quality gambling product by financial probity checks on providers and their staff, maintaining the integrity of games and the proper [...]
Democrats’ moratorium plays into Howard’s hands
“The Australian Democrats proposed amendments to the Interactive Gambling (Moratorium) Bill 2000, announced today, give the Coalition more time to prepare legislation that proposes a permanent ban on Internet gambling,” Senator Kate Lundy said today. “It is common knowledge that the moratorium is a stop-gap to allow Howard and Alston time to prepare the bill [...]
Interactive Gambling (Moratorium) Bill 2000 sends a false message to the public
The Australian Labor Party is bitterly disappointed that the Coalition’s proposed legislation to ban Internet gambling for 12-months does not offer either leadership or workable solutions that address community concerns about gambling on the Internet. This was an opportunity for the Government to show leadership in tackling the social issues arising from gambling, and help [...]
Internet gambling moratorium no panacea for community concerns
Claims by the Coalition Government that a moratorium on Internet gambling will allay community concerns about gambling is misleading, the Shadow Minister assisting on Information Technology, Senator Kate Lundy said today. “A moratorium or ban on Internet gambling will simply send on-line gamblers offshore or underground – it will not solve community apprehension about gambling [...]
Ambiguous ‘moratorium’ a smokescreen for a Coalition ban on Internet Gambling
“Evidence heard at recent Senate Estimates Committee hearings reveals that the Federal Government is preparing legislative options to enforce a 12 month ban on new Internet gambling content, Senator Lundy, Shadow Minister Assisting on Information Technology, said today. “After the sensible rejection of the Coalition’s moratorium by the majority of State Governments, it is clear [...]
