ECONOMICS: Pokies
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Caught in the Game: The Rise of the Sports Betting Industry
Jonathan Horn
Like his brother, Reverend Tim Costello is an Essendon supporter. He was watching the game on television and it left a sour taste. “There’s...
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SOCIETY
Out of Bounds: Sex and the AFL
Anna Krien
Proclaiming to be speaking on behalf of all women mistreated by footballers, she had in January attended St Kilda’s first training session...
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ECONOMICS
Beating the Pokies
Kathy Marks
In a room at the back of the Wallan Hotel, a radio station pumping out Blondie’s ‘Atomic’ competes with a chorus of upbeat chirrups and...
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The Wild Frontier: The Child Gangs of Tweed Heads
Mandy Sayer
Martin climbs off his bike and walks through the piles of rubbish towards the verandah. It’s then that he sniffs a deeper, ruder stench:...
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The Biggest Loser: Harry Kakavas and Problem Gamblers
Paul Barry
This occurred in November 2004, shortly after Kakavas was spotted at the tables in Las Vegas by Kerry Packer, who rang Crown’s chief...
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Malcolm Knox
The group's dynamic is manifest in the photo. All but two are smiling. Five have criminal charges or convictions. Dragan Losic, slot...
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Queensland. What is It?: To understand the place you must first understand the Bundaberg Bear
John Harms
Sarge is firing up. “Noosa is the re-invention capital of the universe. It’s all a facade. The houses are like a Western movie set. Big...
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Queensland. What is It?: To understand the place you must first understand the Bundaberg Bear
John Harms
I watch the Melbourne of my imagination disappear under low clouds. Urbane Melbourne, where conversation matters, where people take an...
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