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'Reverse ATMs': pokies panned for harm as reforms urged

Campaigners want to pull the plug on Australia's pokies heartland to stem losses and pain to families amid an enduring cost-of-living crisis.

AAP · Oct 20

More than 670 NSW pokies venues to be stripped of ability to stay open after 4am

Exclusive: Government to end exemptions to mandated closing times for pubs and clubs, including those that allow 24/7 gambling

The Guardian - AU · Nov 30, 2025

What's gambling cost? Advocates slam political inaction

Gambling harm reduction advocates have launched fresh calls for reform on the second anniversary of a landmark report into problem gambling.

AAP · Jun 28, 2025

NSW gambling scheme relies on ‘embarrassing and not credible’ research, clubs and hotels warn

Powerful industry groups oppose mandatory accounts for gamblers to help monitor everyone using poker machines

The Guardian - AU · Dec 3, 2024

More than 500 new poker machines installed in NSW despite Chris Minns promising to slash numbers

Total number of machines in state increased from 87,094 in March last year to 87,644 in October

The Guardian - AU · Nov 5, 2024

Pokie numbers, losses still rising despite crackdown

Despite promises from the NSW Labor government to cut down on poker machines, their numbers continue to grow.

AAP · May 8, 2024

Pokie losses in the billions as machine numbers rise

Every day for the past year, gamblers lost an average of $22.4 million in NSW amid a rise in the number of machines in operation.

AAP · Oct 6, 2023

‘Desperate’ Australians losing billions more to pokies during cost-of-living crisis, researcher warns

NSW gaming machine losses average $22m a day as some states see rises of more than 30% on pre-Covid levels

The Guardian - AU · Oct 6, 2023

Interest rate rises have plunged 170,000 more people into mortgage stress. Here's how to navigate the financial pinch

From revisiting household budgets to talking to the bank, experts share how mortgage holders can navigate interest rate rises.

ABC News · May 6, 2023

War of words erupts over Wesley aged-care home closures in Sydney

Aged Care Minister Anika Wells has criticised Wesley Mission for not telling her about plans to close three Sydney homes two weeks ago.

The New Daily · Apr 13, 2023