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Cashless gaming trial set up to fail, former participant says
With a trial into mandatory cashless gaming plagued by problems, the NSW government has begun laying the groundwork to walk away from the policy.
- by Max Maddison and Harriet Alexander
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Board members secretly updated travel policy for free holiday to Vegas
The members of an upper north shore club unwittingly shouted the partners of their board directors a free overseas holiday – and then paid fringe benefits tax for the pleasure.
- by Harriet Alexander
Frosty silence, then heated texts and an internal complaint: The undoing of the RSL NSW leadership
An internal power struggle at RSL NSW has brought long-standing tensions into the open.
- by Harriet Alexander
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Live music
The text messages that reveal the pandemonium behind a cancelled music festival
The festival made headlines for being “disrespectful”. Now, the organisers are demanding compensation.
- by Harriet Alexander
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Defence
RSL NSW goes to war … with itself
An external consultant found the RSL NSW board was so dysfunctional it would be difficult for the organisation to support veterans and their families.
- by Harriet Alexander
‘I’m lost for words’: Spectacular aurora paints Australian skies
Friday night’s aurora australis was the most dramatic display since May, and the most impressive in 15 years before that.
- by Harriet Alexander and Liam Mannix
Taxi driver allegedly stabs passenger in Sydney’s east
NSW Police have charged a 71-year-old man with reckless wounding. He is due to appear in Parramatta Local Court on Saturday.
- by Harriet Alexander
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Defence
‘Unethical cowboys’: RSL NSW president accused of ‘exploiting’ veterans by overcharging for legal advice
Independent senator Jacqui Lambie said RSL NSW had taken no action against lawyers who overcharged veterans for legal advice because some of the worst culprits sat on its board.
- by Harriet Alexander
Developer to launch audacious bid for the old Sydney Fish Market
The move will create more drama for the government as it prepares to open new state-of-the-art premises next door.
- by Harriet Alexander
Pokies pulled from storage to meet booming demand as profits soar
A year after the premier sought to cap poker machines in the community, the number of pokies in pubs and clubs has risen as venues dust off old pokies to meet demand.
- by Harriet Alexander and Nigel Gladstone
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Gambling
Why veterans want pokies clubs to remove ‘RSL’ from their names
RSL boss Mick Bainbridge made the call as analysis shows the $1.3 million that clubs donated to veteran welfare is about the same that one club donated to its own golf club.
- by Harriet Alexander, Andrew Taylor and Nigel Gladstone
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