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Pokies in Victoria: Joan Kirner's difficult legacy

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imageThe Kirner government passed legislation in 1991 to enable a duopoly to establish poker machine venues in local hotels and clubs in Victoria.AAP/Dan Peled

Joan Kirner, who died this week aged 76, deserves to be remembered for her many achievements and unquestioned devotion to the progress of Victoria.

Kirner, Victoria’s first – and so...

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Federal polls show little change since budget

  • Written by: The Conversation

The three polls released this week all have Labor leading by 52-48, in line with the post budget polling. Here is the usual poll table.

imagepolls early June

Morgan’s poll leans to Labor, but this lean has reduced in recent times. However, this poll’s lean explains why the poll aggregates have Labor still below 52.0% Two Party Preferred...

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