Senator David Pocock joined Jason Matthews on 4BC Breakfast to defend former NRL player Luke Bateman against aggressive attacks from the gambling lobby while demanding tougher advertising laws to combat Australia's staggering $32 billion loss crisis and the normalisation of youth betting.

The discussion also tackled government versus opposition online age-verification models, an alleged $12.5 million betting theft scandal, and the Wallabies' upcoming rugby clash against Eddie Jones' Japanese squad under new coach Les Kiss.

Senator David Pocock joined Jason Matthews on 4BC Breakfast to defend former NRL player Luke Bateman against aggressive attacks from the gambling lobby while demanding tougher advertising laws to combat Australia's staggering $32 billion loss crisis and the normalisation of youth betting.
The discussion also tackled government versus opposition online age-verification models, an alleged $12.5 million betting theft scandal, and the Wallabies' upcoming rugby clash against Eddie Jones' Japanese squad under new coach Les Kiss.

If it's happening in Brisbane, you'll hear about it first on 4BC Breakfast.

If it's happening in Brisbane, you'll hear about it first on 4BC Breakfast.