The wait continues for the federal government to release its response to a 2023 inquiry which called for a total ban on gambling ads and time is running out before the election.

Independent MP Andrew Wilkie has been campaigning on gambling reform and told RN Breakfast he thinks it is unlikely Labor will legislate anything on gambling advertisements before the election.

The Sydney Morning Herald reported this morning that the party will put gambling ad reform on ice until after the election.

More than a decade ago, the Julia Gillard-led minority Government backed out of a deal on gambling reform with Mr Wilkie who says he has fears "history could repeat itself."

"The Labor party has a desire within its DNA to protect the gambling industry mind you to be fair to the Labor party, the opposition is not proposing a blanket ban of gambling advertising either," he said.

Also, all 64 passengers and crew on a US passenger plane — as well as three soldiers on a US military helicopter — are feared dead after the two aircraft collided in mid-air as they approached Washington's Ronald Reagan National Airport.

Meanwhile, Denmark is seeking support from NATO and European nations, as US President Donald Trump steps up his efforts to acquire Greenland.

It comes after President Trump this month declined to rule out military or economic coercion as he tries to gain control of the autonomous Danish territory.

And the bid for the most world's most powerful sporting figure has officially kicked off.

All seven candidates vying for the role of the next Olympics President have put forward their case to voting members of the International Olympics Committee (IOC).

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