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Jacinta Allan is being asked what the plans are for her first day in the premier’s chair at Victorian parliament. She points to a bill being introduced this morning that will limit the opening hours of pokies machines.
Under the legislation, which will come into effect by mid-2024 if passed, all gaming machine areas in all venues (except Crown Casino) will be forced to shut between 4am and 10am.
Allan says:
We’ve seen too much predatory behaviour in some circumstances that have driven some of that gambling harm that we see in our community, and so requiring venues to close for a period of time puts a handbrake on the activity and it gives people the opportunity to stop and think about what they’re engaging in.
Asked why the laws provide the exception for Crown, Allan says:
Crown is a very different venue to some of those suburban venues. It’s also a very big venue. It has its own regulatory framework that, following recent inquiries, there’s a significant amount of work going on there.
6m ago17.53 EDT
Man charged over death of woman, 67, after house fire
A man has been charged over the death of a woman, whose body was found by fire crews at a home in Sydney’s southwest, AAP reports.
About 7pm on Sunday, emergency services were called to a home in Bankstown after reports of a small fire.
Firefighters put out a blaze at the rear of the home before finding a 67-year-old woman with significant head injuries inside.
Police officers were confronted by a 31-year-old man, allegedly armed with a knife, at the home before deploying a Taser and arresting him.
The man, who was known to the woman, was taken to Bankstown Police Station, before being transferred to hospital for assessment.
He was later returned to Bankstown Police Station, where he was charged with murder (DV), torture, beating and causing death of an animal, damage destroying property by fire, breach of bail and contravene prohibition/restriction in AVO (domestic).
Police will allege in court that the man stabbed the woman before killing her cat and setting fire to the property.
The woman, who is yet to be formally identified, was declared dead at the scene.
The man was refused bail to appear at Bankstown Local Court on Tuesday.
14m ago17.45 EDT
Victorian premier Jacinta Allan is now providing an update on the state’s bushfire situation. She says it’s been a challenging night in Gippsland as wind picked up:
I really want to thank our emergency services team who’ve worked hard through the night and also the local community for getting in there and responding in the way that Victorians respond in times of emergency, supporting each other.
She says an emergency relief centre has been set up in Sale:
The relief centre does not just provide a secure place of shelter. It’s also a place where all the services and supports that are needed…
2023-10-02 16:42:05
Original from www.theguardian.com
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