Did you know that a well known racing publication recently received a letter from the Western Australian Department of Racing, Gaming and Liquor?

That well known racing publication was told that they had an advertisement for an internet site which then had a link to a gambling service provider not licensed in Western Australia.

Furthermore, that well known racing publication was told not to distribute in West Australia publications which contained advertising for gambling service providers who were not licensed in Western Australia, nor were they to distribute in Western Australia publications which contained links to websites which then linked to a gambling service provider not licensed in Western Australia.

We are one country. Maybe the Western Australian Government does not think so (the State did want to secede many years ago.)

Does a state government have the right to legislate whatever it so desires in order to protect businesses operating in its state from any competitor businesses based in another state?

Does a state government have the right to censor and forbid its citizens to read advertising by businesses legally licensed to operate and to advertise by another state?

Does a state government have the right to forbid a newspaper or magazine from being distributed in its state under threat of financial penalty because the newspaper or magazine has published advertising by businesses legally licensed to operate and to advertise by another state?

Are any of those actions in breach of our constitution which permits free trade between the states?

When will governments only govern where it is needed instead of relying on legislation made in the 1980s to unnecessarily nanny and censor their citizens in the 21st. century?