Anti Liquor & Gaming

MEDIA BEAT-UP ON ALH GAMING SCHEME LACKS UNDERSTANDING

Posted on September 18th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
The National Broadcaster has taken a swipe at ALH and Woolworths for the pub operator’s scheme to assist gamblers with problems. In an apparent misinterpretation of the realities of the problem gamblers it is claiming to champion, the ABC has

BAIRD SUPPOSEDLY BULLIED BY BOOZE INDUSTRY

Posted on July 27th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
[caption id="attachment_3173" align="alignright" width="329"] Mike Baird[/caption] The newly-elected Baird Government has been accused of dropping proposed further trade restrictions and licensing requirements after lobbying by industry. The draft guidelines would have seen operators required to exclude anyone seen drinking on

MEDIA STILL POKING AT PUB POKIES

Posted on March 13th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
In the wake of a violent Friday of pub industry news, the battlefield of gaming should not be forgotten and continues to flare up, with pubs invariably the target of pot-shots. Back in 2011, hotels around the country (with the

THE PUB WITCH-HUNT MUST STOP! IN THE NAME OF EVIDENCE

Posted on March 6th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
Unabashed political lobbying was the order of yesterday in the Daily Telegraph, as the CEO of St Vincent’s Health pleaded with both parties ahead of policy announcements. Toby Hall is obviously a health-care professional that rightly abhors violence and physical

Media beats up pubs with flawed analysis of violence

Posted on February 23rd, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
Blood-thirsty media around the country have jumped to misinterpret data out of BOCSAR, drawing incorrect and potentially libellous conclusions that hotel density incites violence. A story appeared on Thursday based on a Bureau of Crime Statistics & Research (BOCSAR) report