The explosive evidence heard at a two-day inquiry into Labor's proposed crackdown on wagering advertising has proved a watershed moment for the increasingly friendless bill.
If stopping asylum seeker boats was the great immigration challenge in decades past, achieving a lower Net Overseas Migration (NOM) figure has become the new political test.
Labor is banking on younger generations, who are overwhelmingly wage earners, being more interested in owning their own home than pocketing higher profits on a lucky crypto trade.
