Australia politics live: Greens say Labor and Coalition deal on gambling ad laws a ‘smokescreen’

Greens spokeswoman Sarah Hanson-Young has criticized Labor's proposal to allow Australians to opt out of all gambling advertisements online, stating it fails to consider the actual workings of the internet. The government has introduced a "one-stop shop" for opting out of these ads as part of its latest gambling reform bill. However, the Greens argue this measure is a "smokescreen" and would be a complex issue to implement.

Hanson-Young told the ABC’s 7.30 that the Greens would not support the bill, suggesting the government had abandoned a stronger alternative requiring people to opt in to see gambling ads, which would effectively ban them. According to Hanson-Young, the government may have chosen this opt-out proposal due to a lack of understanding of how the internet functions and is being led by a weak leader.