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Australia politics live: Liberal senator to back Pocock’s amendments to ‘fatally flawed’ gambling bill; real wages go backwards

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Australia politics live: Liberal senator to back Pocock’s amendments to ‘fatally flawed’ gambling bill; real wages go backwards

Bill passed Senate on Wednesday evening and is due back in lower house today.

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