Media releases

Wesley Mission calls for stronger gambling reforms in Australia, urging Parliament to adopt evidence-based recommendations from the Murphy Report to protect communities.

NSW's rising gambling tax revenue contradicts its harm minimisation goals, raising concerns over the effectiveness of current policies. Urgent reforms are needed.

Tweed Shire Council has taken a stand against gambling harm, advocating for poker machine reform and community support for evidence-based measures.

Tweed Shire faces a gambling crisis, losing over $30 million on pokies. Calls for reform grow as the community seeks action from the NSW Government.

NSW is projected to lose over $10 billion to poker machines in 2026, highlighting the urgent need for gambling reform to protect vulnerable communities.

Wesley Mission supports gambling reform in Georges River, urging stronger state action to combat the $5 million weekly losses from poker machines.

After 500 days without action on crucial gaming reforms, communities continue to suffer from gambling harm in NSW. Urgent government response is needed.

Wesley Mission urges the government to implement a full ban on gambling advertising, citing rising harm and the need for comprehensive reform to protect vulnerable Australians.

NSW's gambling crisis deepens with $9.3 billion lost on poker machines in 2025, calling for urgent reform to protect vulnerable communities.

NSW's 4am pokies closure loophole ends; Wesley Mission urges midnight-to-10am shutdown to better protect gamblers from harm, citing strong public support and government research.

Greens back Wesley Mission's call for urgent action on gambling harm during Gambling Harm Awareness Week, urging NSW Government to shut down poker machines from midnight to 10am.

Survey highlights public demand for bold gambling reforms in NSW, urging the government to act on overwhelming support for measures to reduce gambling harm.