Jack MarshallJournalist·NZ Herald·4 Aug, 2026 12:04 AM3 mins to read‌Morning Headlines | Fuel support decision backed, trust grows in Chinese vehicles and cancer screening failures exposed | Tuesday, August 4, 2026Former NRL player Luke Bateman has told an Australian Senate inquiry that betting industry staff offered him illicit drugs while he was being courted as a high-value gambling customer.

Giving evidence to a Senate inquiry examining the federal government’s proposed restrictions on gambling advertising, the former Canberra Raiders forward said