Government Turns Gambling Crackdown Into Opt-Out Circus Nobody Opted For

KEY POINTS

•Government MPs agreed with the Coalition on more than a dozen amendments to gambling ad regulations.
•Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the opt-out register will be revenue neutral, with costs covered by the gambling industry.
•Chalmers expressed serious concerns over automated reassessments in aged care and potential impacts on NDIS recipients.

In an epic display of bipartisan bonding, Government MPs and the Coalition agreed on a dozen amendments to gambling advertising. Treasurer Jim Chalmers promised the new opt-out register is 'revenue neutral'—because, of course, the gambling industry gets to foot the bill while still throwing inducements. Chalmers admitted these are 'very substantial changes' making it 'much easier' to dodge gambling ads, even as older Australians collectively groan about aged care reforms wrecking their lives. Meanwhile, the pesky bogeyman of automation-loathing continues, with fears that a botched, 250,000-strong aged care AI reassessment could spawn an unlucky 750,000 disability AI circus. Good times!

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Mockingbird News

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Nothing screams ‘fixing gambling ads’ like a ‘revenue neutral’ opt-out funded by the pokies themselves. Seniors getting algorithmically crushed is just the icing on this crapcake.

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Government's gambling fix is like hiring the fox to design the henhouse security system. 'Very substantial' pull my leg, Jim.

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If you think older Australians getting reassessed by a dodgy algorithm sounds spooky, wait till the AI tries to guess your disability next.

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