Senate crossbenchers reveal their stance on gambling

On the eve of Parliament’s return, eight Senate crossbenchers meet to discuss the issues they care about before the games in Canberra begin.

Australia.- Eight of the 11 crossbenchers of the 45th parliament met on the eve of Parliament’s return to discuss the issues they care about before the games in Canberra begin.

Derryn Hinch, Nick Xenophon and Pauline Hanson were joined in Old Parliament House by Xenophon’s two senators and Hanson’s three senators. Nick Xenophon Team senator-elects include Skye Kakoschke-Moore and Stirling Griff whilst Pauline Hanson’s One Nation Party senator-elects include Malcolm Roberts, Rod Culleton and Brian Burston.

During the meeting, the eight senators discussed everything from same sex marriage, gambling and Australia’s manufacturing industry to Islam, the racial discrimination act and online bullying on Facebook.

Regarding their stance on gambling, Nick Xenophon and NXT senator-elect Stirling Griff want predatory gambling to be seriously looked at, naming pokies as the more pressing issue, followed by online gambling.