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Independent ACT senator David Pocock – a former Wallabies captain – has been banned from attending Parliament House’s social sports club after raising concern about its sponsorship by the gambling industry.

The former rugby star was on Thursday night told he was no longer welcome at Australian Parliament Sports Club events, and accused of politicising the organisation. He has been removed from group chats discussing its events.

The club told Pocock it was inappropriate for him to remain a member given his public criticisms and on Friday confirmed it had sent the messages to Pocock.

Pocock was one of several crossbench MPs who criticised the gambling lobby’s sponsorship of the federal parliament’s sports club last month , alleging it had paid to

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