# Australia politics live: Greens call Labor-Coalition gambling ad deal a ‘smokescreen’

https://mins.news/en/item/24530

- The Guardian, 2026-08-17 20:33 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/aug/18/australia-politics-live-labor-coalition-gambling-advertising-ai-charlton-datacentres-question-time-anthony-albanese-angus-taylor-one-nation-pauline-hanson-ntwnfb

> Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young says Labor’s proposal for Australians to opt out of all online gambling ads fails to reflect how the internet works. The Greens will not support what she calls a “smokescreen” bill, which Labor hopes to pass this week with Coalition backing.