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Day: May 27, 2025
Exclusive: Victorian premier confronted at Labor caucus meeting after budget forecasts $5.9bn in taxes from poker machines over next four years
The Victorian premier, Jacinta Allan, has faced a backlash from “really upset” Labor MPs after her government delayed key reforms designed to reduce gambling harm from poker machines, with one MP confronting her at a caucus meeting.
Last year, the government introduced a bill to parliament to set up cashless gaming, with a trial to begin at 40 venues in mid-2025, but it has stalled for months.
Police say 53-year-old white British man held and incident not being treated as terrorism after car ploughs into crowd at Liverpool FC victory parade, injuring nearly 50
The PA news agency provides eyewitness reports of last night’s incident in Liverpool that injured nearly 50, two seriously.
One onlooker, Matthew O’Carroll, 28, from Runcorn, saw the car approaching the top of Water Street.
He said the vehicle went past a parked police van at a “decent” speed and that the driver was beeping as he went through the crowd.
Liverpool FC supporters had gathered in the city to celebrate the club winning the Premier League.
“So if I get f–king smoked today. Just want to say that this is the best thing I’ve ever done with my life,” Johnathan A. Pebley texted his dad in January while fighting for Ukraine.
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Luke Weaver has earned himself a day off on Tuesday.