Australia politics live: five Coalition backbenchers urge Liberals and Nationals to push Labor harder on gambling reform: RBA interest rates decision due today

Australian opposition Coalition members are pressing Labor to strengthen gambling reform laws, with a cross-party deal expected within days, per The Guardian. The effort focuses on restricting gambling advertisements aimed at children. Separately, Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister Ted O'Brien criticized Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's comments about melons he received as a gift from Japan, calling the incident a 'national embarrassment'—though Japan's government clarified last month they believed the remarks were not made with ill intention.

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