Legislation

A major Queensland pub licensee who has switched a quarter of his 110 establishments to glass alternatives as a safety measure, says not one customer has complained.

Independant federal senator Nikos Xenophon of South Australia is participating in the fight against problematic gambling, and is requesting from the federal government to supplant the States and ta

On Australia Day, I'll be sitting down with family and friends for our traditional barbecue lunch.

Media Statement

Issued by Minister for Tourism and Fair Trading
The Honourable Peter Lawlor
20/01/2010

South Australian Treasurer Kevin Foley has declared himself pro-poker machines as he today laughed off footage posted on the internet of him singing The Gambler at a karaoke bar.

Police officers were rushed to hospital and emergency departments were inundated with injured people yesterday after Sydney was again soaked in violence over the weekend.

Police have almost doubled the number of potential problem hot spots they will focus on this Australia Day in response to the drunken behaviour that marred last year's celebrations.

The Gold Coast's police chief has brushed aside complaints by Big Day Out organisers that officers with drug sniffer dogs had unjustly ambushed the fans.

Pokie barons should be stripped of poker machines under a "lottery" system, allowing the Government to fulfill its promise to remove 3000 machines.

Minister for Tourism and Fair Trading
The Honourable Peter Lawlor
15/01/2010

Fair Trading and Liquor Licensing Inspectors to have a Big Day Out