“Today’s announcement by Labor isn’t action, it’s delay disguised as progress.
“It is now six months since the election, and all we have is an announcement that a tender will take place sometime in the future–we have no actual tender, no chair of the inquiry, and no detailed terms of reference.
“Labor has not announced anything new today.
“Given that at the end of last term, all parties agreed that a review was needed, and we are now six months along from the election, it begs the question of what the delay is?
“The fact is Labor’s approach slows poker machine reductions by a staggering 40% as compared to the pace achieved by the Greens over the last seven years.
“When the Greens were in the driving seat of gambling reform, machines were being pulled out faster — now, under Labor, progress is slowing dramatically.