Each position below is sourced exclusively from the party's own published materials — never from media coverage. Click a party for its full platform, donors and members. Individual members' own stated positions are on their record pages.
Australian Labor Party party platform
The 2023 ALP National Platform includes a commitment titled "Reducing harm from online gambling", and the party's site lists its April 2026 announcement "Strong action to tackle gambling harms" as part of its agenda to reduce online gambling harm.
Liberal Party party platform
The party's published material states a Coalition government will ban gambling advertising during, and either side of, the broadcast of live sporting events.
Australian Greens party platform
The party's gambling policy calls for a ban on gambling advertising, poker machine harm-reduction limits including $1 maximum bets as recommended by the Productivity Commission, and a ban on political donations from the gambling industry.
Victorian Socialists party platform
The platform calls to phase out all poker machines within five years, ban gambling industry advertising and sports sponsorship, mandate gambling shutdown hours at Crown Casino and licensed venues, require display of real-odds information, ban political donations from the gambling industry, and increase taxes on the gambling industry.
Animal Justice Party party platform
The party states it is not opposed to gambling on non-animal activities in general but supports legislative restrictions where gambling leads to addiction or injurious behaviour, and opposes all gambling involving animals such as horse racing, jumps racing and greyhound racing, stating these industries cannot be regulated to prevent harm to animals.
Family First Party party platform
Family First's Victorian platform commits to phasing out poker machines, diverting revenue during the phase-out into an industry adjustment fund, or supporting cashless gaming cards if a full phase-out cannot be achieved; the party also supports banning gambling advertising from sport.
Libertarian Party party platform
The party's NSW Budget response states that less regulation on gambling will increase gambling tax revenue.
Centre Alliance party platform
Calls for immediate implementation of the Productivity Commission's recommended $1 maximum bet per spin and $120 hourly loss limit on poker machines, identifying them as the biggest cause of problem gambling.
Democratic Labour Party party platform
The party states that current poker machine policies and practices "exploit the poor, the lonely and the ignorant" and pledges to fight to have them changed.
United Australia Party party platform
The party welcomed and supported a cashless welfare debit card trial under which 80 per cent of welfare recipients' payments are credited to a card that cannot be spent on alcohol or gambling.