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Topic: pokies reform
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Pokies, war widows and the endless battle for control of RSL Victoria

Victoria

May 22, 2020

3

Rundle: the rotten heart of the Apple Isle

Tasmania

Feb 27, 2018

11

Vale Paul Bendat: anti-pokies activist, philanthropist, friend

People & Ideas

Aug 21, 2017

3

Australia’s love affair with pokies

Sport

Aug 11, 2015

Real per capita poker machine expenditure is down by 25% in Victoria over the last decade. There are lessons in that for gambling reform in other states, writes Monash University's <b>Charles Livingstone</b>.

Reckon pokies reform doesn’t work? Look to Victoria

Australia

Sep 21, 2012

1

After James Packer blazed the trail and demonstrated how a full-on media campaign, combined with the calling of an EGM, can destabilise a public company, GetUp! has followed in his footsteps

GetUp! hits Woolies with EGM tactic from Packer playbook

Companies

Jun 26, 2012

3

Breaking the pokies promise reinforced the PM’s untrustworthiness and Wilkie went on to vote with the opposition on the question of suspending Thomson from Parliament.

With Thomson teetering, Gillard’s $1 pokies option remains live

Federal

May 22, 2012

3

Julia Gillard’s calculated decision last December to trade her allegiance with Andrew Wilkie for a sordid pact with Peter Slipper is arguably the biggest mistake she has made as Prime Minister.

Mayne: Wilkie and Gillard should put the band back together

Federal

Apr 24, 2012

23

Pokies industry donations for 2010-11 got a brief mention in yesterday’s coverage and they certainly make for interesting reading when totalled up.

Mayne v Andrews: big parties awash with pokies cash

Federal

Feb 03, 2012

12

Global hedge funds and the capital markets are engaged in a two-pronged game to skyrocket Australian unemployment, writes <b>Robert Gottliebsen</b>, at Business Spectator.

Gottliebsen: facing off against a jobs raid

Companies

Jan 24, 2012

8

Why didn't Prime Minister Julia Gillard put a vote to the House of Reps on mandatory pre-commitment? What's worse: losing a vote and potentially giving voters the idea that Gillard can't run the government, or reigniting the issue of trust?

What are you, chicken?

Crikey Says

Jan 24, 2012

15

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.

Big compo for ALP’s pokie clubs, but industry declares no conflict

Federal

Jan 23, 2012

13

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