*new* It’s right to help people push away from pokies.
Bruce Guthrie is a former editor of The Age, The Sunday Age and the Herald Sun, and provides a well-balanced overview.
*new* High noon on gambling draws near for Julia Gillard.
Phillip Hudson is the national political editor for the Herald Sun. This excellent article avoids the hysteria and addresses the facts.
*new* Penberthy: If this is gambling let it die.
David Penberthy’s dissection of the SANFL and their reliance on poker machines is compelling reading.
buck the pokie habit – by sue neales
This article appeared in The Mercury on 24/7/2010. They were kind enough to allow me to reprint it in full here at cyenne.
the states will howl but greater pokie controls are needed – by richard ackland
Richard Ackland published this pointed and compelling piece in the Fairfax news on 10/09/2010.
time to act on gambling – by mike daube
Professor Daube is a long-time campaigner for gambling reform.
the better’s opera – by anson cameron
Anson Cameron is well known for his novels, but he is also an occasional contributor to the National Times in the Fairfax news. This beautifully constructed article left me wondering, how does he know?
quiet desperation – by thomas cummings
Blowing my own horn. I wrote this when I thought I’d kicked the habit for good, although I actually had one relapse left in me.
