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The Media Monitors' Top 20: Wilkie the winner out of pokies debate coverage
So impressive how all the political commentators have realised that when Julia Gillard talks about not having the numbers in the Parliament to pass Andrew Wilkie’s pokies reforms, she means her own numbers, not the crossbench.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: You do the Wilkie Pokie and you turn around
Crikey readers have their say.
Big compo for ALP’s pokie clubs, but industry declares no conflict
When Slippery Pete Slipper replaced Harry Jenkins as speaker in December, the most oft-heard observation was that it gave the PM some wiggle room to break her written agreement with Andrew Wilkie.
Gillard duds Wilkie, and what’s left of her own credibility
In breaching her commitment to Andrew Wilkie, Julia Gillard has made it even less likely voters will trust her again.
Wilkie’s pokies bet goes bust; Thomson enters fold
Crikey media wrap: Julia Gillard announced Andrew Wilkie’s proposed mandatory pre-commitment scheme was a loss on the weekend after it failed to get enough crossbench support. Meanwhile, embattled MP Craig Thomson has entered the pokies debate.
Sydney heavies finally step up on pokies reform
Julia Gillard and responsible minister Jenny Macklin, the two Victorian ladies of the Left, seemed genuinely committed to pokies reform before this week’s confusing antics.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: How to end the pokies
Crikey readers have their say.
podcast Canberra Calling: The pre-commitment pokies podcast
Crikey’s Canberra correspondent Bernard Keane and Crikey editor Sophie Black discuss the hoopla surrounding the pokies debate following Andrew Wilkie’s meeting with Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Sunday.
Mayne: let’s have a pokies debate on maximum hourly losses
Why isn’t anyone in the pokies debate embracing the preferred simpler option in pushing for reductions in the maximum rate of hourly losses that pokies addicts can suffer?
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Welching — err welshing — on Wilkie
Crikey readers have their say.
What Wilkie’s pokies reform didn’t bet on: the internet
The commotion surrounding Labor’s delay of Andrew Wilkie’s pokies reform takes on different meaning when viewed through the context of the inevitable, which is that the future of gambling resides on the internet, writes Alan Kohler.
Welching on Wilkie: Labor plays percentages on pokies
Labor has judged the benefits of welching on its deal with Andrew Wilkie outweight the costs. Will it be proved right?
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Blow up the pokies
Crikey reads have their say.
Political snippets: Gillard’s pokie hokey-pokey
This morning’s media reports are far from clear about what Julia Gillard is planning to do about curbs on poker machines.
Anthony Ball: the driving force against pokies reform
Anthony Ball is the driving force behind Clubs Australia’s campaign against Andrew Wilkie’s poker machine reforms. He has powerful people on his side and plenty of cash in the bank, writes Matthew Knott.
Slipper takes the money and runs … the show
Crikey media wrap: Labor stalwart Harry Jenkins resigned as speaker of the House of Representatives yesterday, sending shockwaves through the parliament.
‘Imbecile’ pokies activist funds full-page newspaper ad
Despite the Baillieu government’s reluctance to tackle serious pokies reform, Victoria is central to the campaign for change and Paul Bendat’s full-page ad is a sign of what is to come for Victorian Liberals.
When it comes to pokies, beware of who you stand with
Pokies reform appears to have shifted slightly in the government’s and Andrew Wilkie’s favour, mainly because opponents have overplayed their hands.
Bolt’s fear and loathing … of the pokies, of course
Andrew Bolt — forced to correct the record over the weekend the weekend for his law-breaking articles on nefarious light-skinned Aborigines — also has a long, proud history of commentating on Australia’s pokies legislation.
Political snippets: Learning from Canberra
Perhaps the authorities in Victoria and New South Wales learned something from the timid approach of their federal counterparts when it came to dealing with the occupation of public space by demonstrators.
Pokies lobby lets the cat out of the bag
Regardless of the merits of the Deutsch Bank report, the cat’s out of the bag now when it comes to the real cost of pokies reform, writes Charles Livingstone.
Media briefs: SMH turns Japanese … WaPo’s Scalia stuff-up … Daily Mail invented account …
In today’s Media Briefs: SMH sports go Japanese … NewsBeast retracts false quote … Wilkie and Xenophon tackle Nine on pokie remarks and more …
Footy codes not on level playing field in pokies fight
How bizarre that the Australian football codes are arguing that the money they take from problem gamblers is essential to their plans to pay enormous salaries to players and administrators, writes Dr Richard Denniss, executive director of The Australia Institute.
Footy codes join forces in pokies war
Crikey media wrap: The two dominant footy codes usually war with each other for dominance but they’ve put aside their differences to protest against Independent MP Andrew Wilkie’s pokies reform.
