tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22031270.post5367698408969232831..comments2023-11-03T19:05:08.512+11:00Comments on Harry Clarke: Gambling & government in VictoriaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22031270.post-41088282126804635362008-07-15T16:54:00.000+10:002008-07-15T16:54:00.000+10:00GamblingPlanet is the #1 Online Casino & Gambling ...GamblingPlanet is the #1 Online Casino & Gambling Guide offering you<BR/>the most reliable and best casino reviews with the hottest bonus offers<BR/>available just for you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22031270.post-10348920172388924732008-05-12T12:18:00.000+10:002008-05-12T12:18:00.000+10:00Hiya Harry, how're they hanging?The way the Libera...Hiya Harry, how're they hanging?<BR/><BR/>The way the Liberal Party in Victoria is going, as per today's revelations, Labor will be able to what they want with gambling or anything else, suspicious or otherwise, until about the middle of the 23rd century.<BR/><BR/>C'est la vie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22031270.post-89490460016293263492008-05-12T10:44:00.000+10:002008-05-12T10:44:00.000+10:00Harry, the Greens have criticised the ALP for its ...Harry, the Greens have criticised the ALP for its links to the gambling industry more than once:<BR/><BR/>http://www.vic.greens.org.au/news/media-releases-past-years/add-or-edit-media-releases-2007/greens-attempt-pokies-reform-to-end-state-sponsored-robbery/<BR/><BR/>http://townsville.greens.org.au/tsvgreens/?q=node/110<BR/><BR/>I agree it hasn't gained the same attention as AWB etc., but it's wrong to say that the Left has ignored it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22031270.post-6792361957268514622008-05-11T12:15:00.000+10:002008-05-11T12:15:00.000+10:00Harry, for Labor supporters, there's no thin at pr...Harry, for Labor supporters, there's no thin at present, or as far as the eye can see.<BR/><BR/>It's all good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22031270.post-87750892438213410452008-05-11T00:18:00.000+10:002008-05-11T00:18:00.000+10:00I love the way Labor luvvies stick to their heroes...I love the way Labor luvvies stick to their heroes through thick and thin.hchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13799594181016858701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22031270.post-55147196020373658202008-05-10T13:44:00.000+10:002008-05-10T13:44:00.000+10:00Harry, the royal commissioner's terms of reference...Harry, the royal commissioner's terms of reference severely circumscribed how much he could inquire into coalition ministers' role in the AWB scandal, so at best you can say the jury is still out there. In any case, it was a scandal, undiluted by inverted commas.<BR/><BR/>As for gambling in Victoria, you may be right that Tattersalls lost the license because of their lobbying activities, but why would the government have also punished Tabcorp? <BR/><BR/>As for Bracks, the committee was told something by Peter Kerr who said he was told something by David White, who said he was told something by Steve Bracks.<BR/><BR/>In other words, it's all hearsay.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22031270.post-51910681006405422572008-05-10T10:30:00.000+10:002008-05-10T10:30:00.000+10:00Spiros,AWB was dealt with by an inquiry, the gover...Spiros,<BR/><BR/>AWB was dealt with by an inquiry, the government was exonerated and the AWB officers found cupable. The left in Australia insisted that trying to sell grain in Iraq was a normal commercial transaction for which the normal conventions obtain. I probably agree though I think the issue is dead now - a couple of weeks ago proposals for circulated for criminal prosecutions against Coalition politicians. <BR/><BR/>The gambling lobby was charged with getting information in advance from the Government. <BR/><BR/>My point was that Brumby was trying to extricate the ALP from scandal by diminishing the role of connections with Tattersalls and TabCorp. The role of Intralot is intriguing - I admit I don;t fully understand.hchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13799594181016858701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22031270.post-87659376221370314322008-05-10T09:17:00.000+10:002008-05-10T09:17:00.000+10:00Harry, the gambling companies employ Labor party i...Harry, the gambling companies employ Labor party identities because Labor is in power in the states. If the Liberals were in power it would be the other way around. <BR/><BR/>Why do you think Tenix employed ex Liberal Defence Minister (amongst other things) Peter Reith after he quit politics? To help them get defence contracts, perhaps?<BR/><BR/>And, by the way, when you write AWB 'scandal', do you mean to imply that it wasn't a real scandal?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com