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From oil to cod – ISRF event explores what yesterday’s empires reveal about today’s wars

Modern warfare is high-tech, violent and often incomprehensible. It is also widespread with one in eight people globally exposed to conflict last year.

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Sportsbet advertises multi-bets on AFL website after pulling TV ads due to ‘community sentiment’

Ads encouraging sport fans to ‘bet now’ do not breach any rules but gambling reform advocates say it shows industry attempts to self-regulate have failed

The Guardian - AU

AustralianSuper divests more than $26m of shares in poker machine giant Aristocrat from socially aware option

Exclusive: The ‘highly significant’ decision comes after criticism of superannuation funds increasing their investment in the gambling industry

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Tabcorp ‘clearly emboldened’ by government inaction on gambling ads, David Pocock says

Betting giant plans to renovate gaming rooms and increase use of promotions to attract more gamblers to pubs and venues

The Guardian - AU

'Virtually no oversight' of suburban poker machine dens

Regulators overseeing half of all the poker machines in Australia have been blasted for sitting on their hands and failing harm minimisation efforts.

AAP

'Alarming': one in three Aussie children gambling

Calls are growing to ban betting ads in light of new research showing Aussie teens spend $18 million gambling each year.

AAP

Australians lose more money to gambling in a year than government spends on aged care, report finds

The $31.5bn lost each year likened to a ‘hidden, unspoken black hole’ that cost-of-living policies have not addressed

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Slow gambling shift defended after bus, train ad ban

As the push continues for a national ban on gambling advertisements, one state won't let the ads be plastered across its public transport network.

AAP

Fresh calls for ad ban as gambling losses climb

Australians have the highest gambling losses in the world and those numbers are tracking higher, adding fuel to the argument to ban all ads.

AAP

Calls grow for total ban on gambling ads as Australia’s annual losses surge to $32bn

Exclusive: On a per capita basis, ACT residents posted the heaviest gambling losses and Western Australia the least, according to new data

The Guardian - AU

Anti-gambling ads to ‘swarm’ key Labor seats during footy finals season

Exclusive: Alliance for Gambling Reform to ramp up pressure on Albanese government to impose a full gambling ad ban

The Guardian - AU

Gambling levy proposed to help wean Australian media companies off betting ad addiction

Australia Institute says 2% levy on gambling companies’ revenue would compensate for the loss of $240m in advertising spend

The Guardian - AU

Pressure builds for gambling ad ban

As Australians continue to lose more to gambling than any other country in the world, pressure is mounting on both sides of politics to reform the sector.

AAP

John Howard, Malcolm Turnbull and former premiers join call for ban on gambling ads

Former political leaders and prominent Australians sign open letter demanding action from Albanese government

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Anti-gambling advocates refuse to sign ‘ridiculous’ NDAs for Labor briefing on betting ads

The government has invited anti-gambling groups to a briefing on proposed reforms to the sector on Friday – but there’s a special condition if they want to attend

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1 In 3 Bets Placed By Aussies Last Year Were Made By Problem Gamblers, Grim New Data Shows

Aussies lose more than $25 billion to gambling each year.

The Guardian - AU

A third of Australian bets found to be placed by problem gamblers amid warning of ‘predatory’ industry

Exclusive: Number of people betting on sport jumps in past five years while reform advocates say bookmakers ‘grooming children’

AAP

Clubs spending community grants on their own operations

Victorian clubs are spending hundreds of millions of dollars of pokies revenue meant for the community on venue operating costs instead, reform advocates say.

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Evening Standard

Two shootings across south London as police appeal for witnesses

A black VW ID.5 was seen near a housing estate in Tulse Hill, Lambeth

The Guardian - UK

£200m of lottery cash will focus on ‘clusters’ of heritage in poorer areas

Scheme aims to target poorer regions with concentrations of monuments, buildings and protected landscapes

Wales Online

The most recent death notices across the Valleys and Bridgend as families remember loved ones

Our thoughts are with their loved ones at this time

Dublin Live

Q102 presenter to take on Dublin City Marathon in memory of late husband

The radio star will take on the 26 mile slog with thousands of others this weekend

Irish Mirror

Radio presenter Venetia Quick to take on Dublin City Marathon in memory of late husband and for child mental health charity

The Q102 star is ditching her dancing shoes for runners to take on the 26 mile slog with thousands of others

ABC News

Indigenous leaders bring their ancestors home after 90 years at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

For decades, the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History has held the remains of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, whose bones were taken from Australia without permission. But after long negotiations, these men are bringing their ancestors home.

Manchester Evening News

Jailed: The violent gang 'fixated' on revenge after the brutal murder of their leader

"The intention was obviously to kill"

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