Australia: Independent MP Criticises Gambling Reform Deal
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Australia's two big political parties are making a deal on gambling. The parties are called Labor and the Coalition. They talked about new rules for gambling. These rules are called a bill. A bill is a new law that parliament must agree on.
An independent politician does not belong to a big party. Her name is Sophie Scamps. She thinks the new gambling rules are not good enough. She called the plan "weak" and "pathetic". These words mean the plan is not strong and not good.
Sophie Scamps also said the plan is "piecemeal". This means the plan only fixes small parts of a problem. It does not fix everything. She wants stronger rules on gambling advertising. Advertising means ads on TV or online.
Many people worry about gambling in Australia. Gambling ads are on TV very often. Some politicians want to stop this. Labor and the Coalition are talking in their party rooms today. A party room is a meeting of all politicians from one party.
People expect a deal soon. This story is part of Australia's daily political news. Many topics are talked about, like artificial intelligence (AI) and data centres too.
Vocabulary8 words
- deal
- an agreement between people or groups
- Coalition
- a group of political parties working together
- bill
- a new law that parliament is talking about
- independent
- not part of a big political party
- piecemeal
- done in small parts, not all together
- advertising
- ads that tell people about products
- party rooms
- meetings of politicians from the same party
- artificial intelligence
- computer systems that can think like humans
Quiz
Answer key
1. She is an independent politician 2. It is weak and pathetic 3. True
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Australia's two big political parties are making a _____ on gambling.
The parties are called Labor and the _____.
They talked about new rules for gambling, called a _____.
An _____ politician does not belong to a big party.
She called the plan "weak" and "_____".
Sophie Scamps also said the plan is "_____".
She wants stronger rules on gambling _____.
Labor and the Coalition are talking in their _____ today.
People expect a _____ soon.
Many topics are talked about, like _____ and data centres too.
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