David Killick | Mercury - Digital Online | 22 November 2024Pokies venues enjoy bumper profits after government reformsChanges were made to the gambling licensing model for pokie machines at Tasmanian venues. Now, the ‘obscene’ profits operators are enjoying have been...
The Mercury | 20 November 2024; pg 5.'Shameful' pokie about face lashedRob Inglis  A nation-leading plan to introduce a mandatory precommitment card for poker machines has been shelved, sparking outrage from anti-pokies MPs who say the Tasmanian government has buckled...
The Mercury | 14 November 2024; pg 6-7.Voluntary gaming card 'is ... useless'David Killick   A coalition of civil society groups has appealed to the government to stick to its plan for poker machine reforms.The Alliance for Gambling Reform and others, including the...
Meg welcomed being a recipient of the national and local poker machine reform advocates letter to the Tasmanian Labor and Liberal parties to hold firm and deliver the promised poker machine pre-commitment card, and withstand pressure from the gambling industry.This...
The Sunday Examiner | 10 November 2024; pg 4.Another four public servants suspended Sean FordAT LEAST four more Tasmanian public servants have been suspended over child sexual abuse allegations since mid-August.They were suspended between August 17 and October 30. It...
The Examiner | 7 November 2024; pg 12.Outgoing Liberal Party director defends pork-barrellingMatt Maloney LIBERAL Party state director Peter Coulson has spoken strongly in favour of the practice of pork-barrelling during election campaigns, despite long-held...
The Examiner | 5 November 2024; pg 3.Draft laws' consultation time slammedMatt Maloney THE state government has relented to a call from a key disability lobby group for extended consultation of new laws which will make voting in elections more accessible for...
Kingborough Chronicle | 29 October 2024; pg 4.Mountain review under questionLocal independent member for Nelson Meg Webb MLC raised in Parliament last week concerns over the Tasmanian Government’s proposed review of kunanyi/Mount Wellington and the broader Wellington...
The Mercury | 29 October 2024; pg 7.THA slams gambling reforms led by Ferguson'Overhaul too costly, won't fit timeline'David Killick  The head of the Tasmanian Hospitality Association says the industry "hadn't been impressed" with former Treasurer Michael Ferguson who...
Talking Point | The Mercury | 23 October 2024; pg 14-15Â Pollies Under Pressure to Abandon Pokies Card ReformThe Grip Of The Pokies Industry On Both Major Parties Means Tasmanians Are The Big Losers, writes Meg WebbIn a column on these pages in May this year, I warned...
