Tim Costello
Tim Costello is a prominent Australian advocate for gambling reform and a public figure known for his work with the Alliance for Gambling Reform. He has been vocal about the detrimental effects of poker machines in Australia and has publicly supported the efforts of newly elected MPs who are pushing for significant changes to gambling policies in New South Wales, asserting that they are showing greater leadership on this issue than the current government.
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Tim Costello, the former chief executive of World Vision Australia, described the verdict against Halabi as a travesty of justice.
World Vision whistleblowers interrogated by Hamas to obstruct trial
Australia· 2026-02-11
Tim Costello helped Peter White and Simon Rose pack mattress rows into a living room for a clinic.
Dr Simon Rose treats patients that others won’t touch. AHPRA wanted him goneAustralia· 2026-02-07
Tim Costello is a senior fellow at the Centre for Public Christianity and a former CEO of World Vision Australia.
Bigger defence budgets are more often a prelude to war, not peaceAustralia· 2025-07-12
Anti-gambling advocate Tim Costello said that when universities and other 'powerful culture bearers and gatekeepers in society' take Ainsworth’s money, 'gambling reform becomes so much harder'.
UNSW endometriosis centre funded by Ainsworth to tune of $50mAustralia· 2025-05-20
Tim Costello is spot-on about gambling being a national health issue.
Jews and Palestinians deserve dignity equallyAustralia· 2025-05-18
Costello has accused the AFL and NRL of directly leaking plans to destroy any reform of the gambling sector.
New double ministry of sports, communication creates ‘conflict of interest’, says Tim CostelloAustralia· 2025-05-16
Tim Costello is a gambling reform campaigner and Baptist minister who comments on the cultural significance of two-up.
Does two-up have a strategy?Australia· 2025-04-24
Tim Costello is referenced for his articles discussing the negative impacts of Trump and Musk.
Religion and good morals don’t always go togetherAustralia· 2025-04-21
Tim Costello, a top proponent of a full ban, criticized Albanese's approach to gambling reform.
Albanese used captain’s call to shelve ban on gambling adsAustralia· 2025-04-20
Anti-gambling crusader Reverend Tim Costello said Foot’s role with Sportsbet was highly inappropriate.
The AFL has endorsed field umpire Nick Foot being on the payroll of a major betting company as a horse racing analystAustralia· 2025-02-18
Tim Costello, the chief advocate at the Alliance for Gambling Reform, stated that the new MPs are showing more leadership than the premier.
NSW poker machine reforms unify Monica Tudehope, James Wallace, Jacqui Scruby,Australia· 2025-02-14
