Documents Exchanged Between The Department And The Minister For Communications Or Her Office Regarding Reforms To Gambling Advertising From 4 May 2025 To 16 July 2025.

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Between May and July 2025, the Department of Infrastructure exchanged documents with the Minister for Communications regarding gambling advertising reforms. The disclosure includes internal briefings on a 2024 stakeholder consultation on a proposed wagering advertising reform model, noting that gambling regulation responsibility is shared between Commonwealth and state/territory governments, with Commonwealth roles split between the Communications Minister (Interactive Gambling Act 2001) and Social Services Minister (gambling harm policy). A separate cabinet document outlines an Online Gambling Inquiry's recommendations, including establishing unified ministerial responsibility for online gambling harm reduction, developing a comprehensive national strategy within twelve months based on public health principles, creating a national online gambling regulator funded by levies on wagering service providers, establishing a national public education campaign, and expanding research capacity at the Australian Institute of Family Studies' Gambling Research Centre. The documents are heavily redacted under cabinet privilege and section 47C provisions.