Labor is resisting calls from a Senate inquiry and health experts for a total ban on gambling advertisements.
Tamsin Rose speaks to Sydney mum Bronwyn, whose son started problem gambling at 17, and Guardian Australia’s medical editor Melissa Davey about why there is an urgent need for reform
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