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Small Business Minister Anne Aly says the Albanese Government could introduce tougher gambling reforms in the future, declaring “there is always more that we can do”.

Speaking on ABC News Breakfast, Ms Aly said gambling was deeply embedded in Australian culture, making reform challenging.

While she rejected suggestions Labor would need to significantly water down its current reforms to win support from the Coalition or Greens, she said further changes could be considered down the track.

Asked whether she was comfortable with children continuing to see gambling advertisements, Ms Aly said Labor was already delivering “the biggest sweep of gambling reforms that any government has ever taken”.

“There is always more that we can do,” she said. “We are not a Government that sits still.”

Liberal MP Simon Kennedy, who was a key campaigner for gambling reform, has unleashed at the Albanese government over proposed changes to gambling advertising.

The New South Wales MP has called for streaming services to ditch the ‘opt-out’ option, instead saying that users should be required to opt in to see gambling ads.

This move would make a ban on gambling ads the default option on streaming services.

In an interview with Sky News, Mr Kennedy said that SBS had launched an opt-out option for its streaming platform from gambling ads - but only 0.2 per cent of people have found it.

He also compared Australia to the US, who have barred gambling advertisements in several states.

“In the US, you can openly carry an AK47 in South Carolina but you can’t see a gambling ad,” he said.

“I was in the US, so I watched 20 World Cup games with my son, we didn’t see one gambling ad . . . the first game back (in Australia), within 20 minutes before the game Bet365 was on, walking my son through the odds.

“The Prime Minister has a gambling problem. He needs to fess up and tighten these laws.”

A clear-if-unwritten rule has long operated in Australian politics: don’t mess with property. Anthony Albanese mocked the rule.

After data was published Wednesday morning reporting the biggest price falls in four years — clear evidence of the Budget backlash — was the Prime Minister sheepish in question time? Did he repeat his previous assurances property prices would continue to rise, thus protecting a foundation of the Great Australian Dream?

Not for a second. Instead, Mr Albanese quoted a would-be buyer of his first home, Christian from inner-city Melbourne, who has shifted from saying “it just feels like a runaway dream” to “I’m feeling a little bit more confident now”.

That was a lot different to his message on television Wednesday morning, when he made the questionable assertion that “as a result of these changes, there’ll be increases in the value of houses”.

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Liberal frontbencher Andrew Hastie has vowed to take the fight to One Nation under Angus Taylor’s leadership, with the WA MP declaring “weakness is provocative”.

In a radio interview on Thursday morning, Mr Hastie said he was committed to the Liberal Party in its fight against the Albanese government and a growing One Nation.

“I’m not on my way out - I’m here to stay and I will recontest the next election. It’s as simple as that,” he told 2GB.

“I’ve decided that I need to fight for the Liberal Party, and if I’m getting attacked by Pauline Hanson and James Ashby and Barnaby Joyce, then it looks weak to not respond.

“Weakness is provocative.”

Mr Hastie, who is a known leadership aspirant, has been the focus of One Nation in his outer Perth seat of Canning.

One Nation supporters have also targeted Mr Hastie for his testimony against alleged war criminal Ben Roberts-Smith who Senator Hanson actively and publicly supports.

His announcement comes a week after the frontbencher said he would “never surrender” to Hanson’s party.

The Victorian government has officially announced that all licensed premises will remain open for the upcoming Socceroos match against Egypt on Saturday night.

World Cup fanatics in the State will be able to watch the match in bars and licensed venues across Victoria after the Allan government extended trading hours.

“I am announcing that my government will use its powers under the Liquid Control Reform Act 1998 to grant automatic approval for every pub and licensed venue in Victoria to operate during the game,” Premier Allan shared on social media.

“Venues showing the broadcast can stay open all night and the last service will be an hour after the match.”

Victoria is the second State to implement the measure for the make-or-break match, following New South Wales.

Independent MPs are riled up after a proposed reform by the Labor government stating divisions should have a minimum of 10 members on either side - and if not, decisions will be declared immediately without completing the count.

The independents say the change is in response to more than half a dozen divisions on Wednesday over NDIS Bill amendments, all of which were rejected by Labor.

Independent MP Nicolette Boele called the proposed reform a “step in the wrong direction”.

“We’re the frogs in the pot: it starts with convoluted procedural change - and it ends with less transparency in how our elected MPs vote on behalf of the people they’re here to represent,” the Bradfield MP said.

Burke defended the idea in the House but said he would consult further before bringing it to a vote.

“I have been asked by some people for further consultation on this. I would make clear to the house that the motion that I put on the notice paper remains the government’s position,” he said.

“No one should pretend that this is a gag or a denial of democratic process or anything like that. The reason for this is we cannot have a situation where any one member of parliament acts like they’re the only person in the room. That’s what we can’t have.”

Independent MP Andrew Wilkie has moved to pause regular proceedings in the House of Representatives on Thursday morning, bringing a notion that denounced the government over their new gambling reforms.

The Labor government presented a raft of gambling reforms in new legislation on Thursday morning, three years after a landmark report was handed down.

Mr Wilkie told the House that he disagreed with the proposal, calling the Bill “rubbish”.

“This Parliament is a fellow traveller with the gambling companies, the media companies, and the sporting codes who are like jackals feeding on the carcass of gambling addicts,” the Tasmanian said.

“This is intolerable Deputy Speaker. I call on the government to put aside that rubbish Bill that was tabled today.”

Tony Burke immediately stood to shut down the motion, and a quick vote quashed Mr Wilkie’s motion.

Independent MP Kate Chaney has slammed the Labor government for ‘straying so far’ from its own gambling inquiry.

The Labor government will introduce its gambling advertising legislation to Parliament on Thursday, with the proposal said to be a watered-down version of the recommendations made by late MP Peta Murphy during the inquiry.

Under the proposal, Minister Wells revealed that influencers and podcasts would be targeted - but gambling advertisements would still be permitted during half-times and weather delays of sport broadcasting after 8.30pm.

The Curtin MP told ABC Radio National Breakfast that she is less hopeful the Labor government will implement a full ban as recommended in the Murphy report.

“I think it’s an opportunity for the government to make it a whole lot better than it is and actually use the Parliamentary process to make the laws better,” she said.

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson was elected to Senate a decade ago today.

Then Liberal prime minister Malcolm Turnbull’s double-dissolution election saw One Nation pick up four Senate seats and see it return to Federal Parliament for the first time since 2005.

Senator Hanson’s political career was revived almost 18 years after she had lost her bid for the new Ipswich-based seat of Blair south-west of Brisbane.

The new Queensland senator’s running mate Malcolm Roberts was also elected along with Brian Burston from NSW and Rod Culleton from Western Australia.

One Nation’s revival was sparked by the then Coalition government calling a double-dissolution election after the Senate had twice rejected its bid to bring back the Australian Building and Construction Commission.

The right-wing party hadn’t had any Federal MPs since June 2005, when Len Harris’s term as a senator expired.

The Australian government will provide $2 million in humanitarian assistance to Venezuela, one week after twin quakes rocked the South American nation.

Minister for Foreign Affairs, Penny Wong, made the announcement on Thursday morning.

“Our thoughts are with the people of Venezuela, the Australian-Venezuelan community, and all those affected by the devastating earthquakes in Venezuela,” she said at the time of the announcement.

The funding will contribute to emergency food, shelter, water, sanitation, hygiene, and psychosocial support. It will also assist first responders, local authorities and humanitarian partners with transport, storage, coordination and logistics.

Minister for International Development, Dr Anne Aly, said the assistance would be used alongside international partners including the US and UK.

“Australia is working with our humanitarian partners to provide life-saving assistance for civilians affected by the recent earthquakes in Venezuela,” she said.