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Australia Review (27/8/2016)

Australia's newest senators are headed to Canberra to learn the ropes before parliament returns.

Australia's newest senators are headed to Canberra to learn the ropes before parliament returns. Source: AAP

Parliament's new senators arrive for 'Senate school'. Australian punters lost nearly $23 billion last year.


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By Lê Tâm

Source: SBS



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Parliament's new senators arrive for 'Senate school'. Australian punters lost nearly $23 billion last year.


The Senate of the 45th Parliament will have the largest ever group of crossbenchers at 20, made up of nine Greens' senators and 11 others.

Australian punters lost nearly $23 billion last year, with a 30 per cent growth in sports betting helping to drive a continued rise in annual gambling losses.


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