I witnessed a wave of terrible destruction in Sri Lanka and Banda Aceh. It was met with a wave of generosity and compassion from the Australian people.
Apparently,the social licence of the betting companies that deluge us with 1 million ads a year isn’t problematic for the government.
As tempting as it may be to think we’re different from other countries when it comes to a love of punting,we’re not. We lose the most because we have the weakest regulations.
The Christian support for Donald Trump,both in the United States and Australia,has left me scratching my head in dismay. I no longer know where I belong.
There are many examples of Israelis and Palestinians uniting through what they have in common,not what they differ on. In these environments,people see humanity.
It’s fuelled by a tsunami of advertising that dominates our sporting events and saturates the media we consume.
The poker machine reforms put forward by the premier are light years ahead of what Labor has proposed to date. But they could go much further,and Chris Minns has the chance to raise the stakes.
It is the Labor battlers who are being belted by the poker machine operators who are raking in mega profits.
As a society,we need to ask ourselves if we need to have around-the-clock access to poker machines venues.
Over and above the rainbow on Manly’s gay pride jersey is a logo for a sports betting company,so why isn’t that the real source of outrage?
The verdict overnight announces the demise of the rule of law in Israeli courts.