Leave pokies alone!Pokie machines and the venues that operate them have been coming under heavy fire from the media, VCAT and the Productivity Commission lately. But why should bureaucrats and pundits get to dictate how Australians spend their leisure dollars? asks Richard Allsop.
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Consumer win: my triumph over Virgin Blue’s incompetence
Crikey’s Adam Schwab documents his inspirational (if time-consuming) victory over Virgin Blue after a flight from Hobart to Melbourne was randomly cancelled.
How I beat the bank, with a little help from VCAT
The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal has held that a $40.00 late payment fee imposed by Citigroup was an illegal penalty and therefore unenforceable, reports Adam Schwab.
