A regular reader contacted me recently to alert me to a letter she’d come across in the Shoalhaven ExServicemens Club newsletter. This letter, tucked...
Tagged: Andrew Wilkie
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October 15, 2010
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andrew wilkie’s maiden speech
The man responsible for forcing the government’s hand on problem gambling, Andrew Wilkie, today delivered his maiden speech to the Federal Parliament.
September 30, 2010 -
pokies? fasten your seatbelts!
The Federal election of 2010 was one of the strangest and most evenly-balanced elections in Australian history. The counting of votes dragged on, and...
September 20, 2010 -
election 2010- pokie reform at last!
It may have taken 17 days, on top of one of the shortest and strangest election campaigns I can remember… but we finally have...
September 8, 2010 -
clubs australia rubbishes wilkie’s $1 push… what a surprise
Today’s Sydney Morning Herald carries a story about Clubs Australia’s response to Andrew Wilkie’s commitment to introducing a $1 “per-push” cap on poker machines....
August 31, 2010 -
wilkie vs the pokies
Take a look through the pokie-related news stories of the past few days, and one name pops up nine times out of ten. Andrew...
August 30, 2010