Minister Slammed For 'dismissive' Gambling Harm Comment
Gambling damage reduction supporters with lived experience have actually implicated the social services minister of being dismissive after a national interview.
Social services minister Tanya Plibersek accused a radio host of being "consumed about the gambling marketing" when inquired about a lack of action and the link between betting harm and domestic violence, as she revealed more funding for a domestic violence hotline.
Kate Seselja, who almost took her own life throughout her 12-year struggle with betting addiction, stated the remark was "completely dismissive of the really real problem that betting advertising is in Australia".
"And dismissive of the lots of thousands of people and households who have suffered at the hands of the betting market," she wrote in an open letter on Wednesday on behalf of Gambling Harm Lived Experience Experts.
Ms Plibersek was contacted for talk about the letter.
Ms Seselja, the creator of The Hope Project, stated she was perplexed about why Labor hadn't reacted to a landmark inquiry into betting damage that suggested an advertising ban more than two years after its report was handed down.
"You personally know how addiction impacts people, you understand how it can tear families apart and cause criminal offense, household violence, homelessness, suicide and other social concerns," she wrote in the letter.
Ms Plibersek's hubby was founded guilty for drug smuggling when he was addicted to heroin before the set satisfied, and the minister has actually spoken publicly about taking pride in his rehab and how it's possible to move previous dependency.
Ms Seselja required a response as to why the federal government was dragging its feet on reacting to the report and the suggested marketing ban.
Gambling damage reduction supporters with lived experience have actually implicated the social services minister of being dismissive after a national interview.
Social services minister Tanya Plibersek accused a radio host of being "consumed about the gambling marketing" when inquired about a lack of action and the link between betting harm and domestic violence, as she revealed more funding for a domestic violence hotline.
Kate Seselja, who almost took her own life throughout her 12-year struggle with betting addiction, stated the remark was "completely dismissive of the really real problem that betting advertising is in Australia".
"And dismissive of the lots of thousands of people and households who have suffered at the hands of the betting market," she wrote in an open letter on Wednesday on behalf of Gambling Harm Lived Experience Experts.
Ms Plibersek was contacted for talk about the letter.
Ms Seselja, the creator of The Hope Project, stated she was perplexed about why Labor hadn't reacted to a landmark inquiry into betting damage that suggested an advertising ban more than two years after its report was handed down.
"You personally know how addiction impacts people, you understand how it can tear families apart and cause criminal offense, household violence, homelessness, suicide and other social concerns," she wrote in the letter.
Ms Plibersek's hubby was founded guilty for drug smuggling when he was addicted to heroin before the set satisfied, and the minister has actually spoken publicly about taking pride in his rehab and how it's possible to move previous dependency.
Ms Seselja required a response as to why the federal government was dragging its feet on reacting to the report and the suggested marketing ban.