PRWeb.com Press Release Feed - PRWeb Press Release Account Feed http://www.rsspad.com/rss2a/117811.xml PRWeb.com Press Release Feed - Press Releases en xml@emediawire.com xml@emediawire.com 30 500,000 Online Votes Wanted to Remove Pokies from Pubs and Clubs http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/08/prweb424272.htm The Duty of Care initiative described as a “non-government referendum” appeals to Australian voters to be part of a Legislative Assembly petition with their authentic no-pokies vote. The website proposal is for the introduction of a new law to make gaming machines illegal in all hotels and clubs in Australia, and is seeking the vote of everyone in Australia with an opinion on the issue. (PRWeb Aug 15, 2006)

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]]> Tue, 15 Aug 2006 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/08/prweb424272.htm Pokies Poster Competition http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/06/prweb400667.htm "How poker machines harmed me, how I quit playing poker machines, and help services available for problem gamblers and their families" are the themes being designed in a poster by the competition winner. (PRWeb Jun 19, 2006)

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]]> Mon, 19 Jun 2006 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/06/prweb400667.htm Protest Held in Gaming Venue -- Group Blocks Off Gaming Machines http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/11/prweb310376.htm Duty of Care protesters targeted a gaming machine venue in Adelaide today in protest against government failure to protect communities from the harmful impact of gaming machines. (PRWeb Nov 14, 2005)

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]]> Mon, 14 Nov 2005 08:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/11/prweb310376.htm Pokies Class Action Launched Federal Court Proceedings http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/06/prweb251135.htm An application filed today in the Federal Court of Australia has listed 15 respondents including state governments, gaming machine manufacturers and industry associations. (PRWeb Jun 14, 2005)

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]]> Tue, 14 Jun 2005 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/06/prweb251135.htm First “Pokies” Meeting to be Held in Oakleigh - Public Opinion Sought http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/04/prweb231801.htm The first public meeting of Duty of Care, a newly formed consumer protection association who aim to “clean up” poker machine services throughout Australia will be held in at the Oakleigh Mechanics Hall on Thursday 12th May at 7pm. (PRWeb Apr 22, 2005)

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]]> Fri, 22 Apr 2005 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/04/prweb231801.htm Gaming Machine Consumers May Lose Consumer Protection Rights, Brack's Government Seeks Legal Opinion http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/03/prweb220674.htm A challenge to Section 161(a) of the Fair Trading Act by the Victorian government over gaming machines may result in consumers losing protection. (PRWeb Mar 22, 2005)

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]]> Tue, 22 Mar 2005 08:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/03/prweb220674.htm A Voice for Australia's Poker Machine Gamblers - Finally Australia has a Peak Body Willing to Speak Out for the Nation’s Almost 8 Million Poker Machine Gamblers http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/03/prweb219300.htm Duty of Care, an independent non profit consumer protection association representing gaming machine consumers and their families was officially launched this week in time with Problem Gambling Awareness Week in South Australia. (PRWeb Mar 18, 2005)

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]]> Fri, 18 Mar 2005 08:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/03/prweb219300.htm Gaming Machines a Form of Gambling or Entertainment? Tabcorp Receipts Action Raises Ultimate Question http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/03/prweb214123.htm Recent action by Tabcorp to provide gaming machine consumers with handwritten receipts raises serious questions for the gaming industry as to whether gaming machines are considered a form of gambling or a form of entertainment. As a form of gambling, gaming machines are illegal. (PRWeb Mar 3, 2005)

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]]> Thu, 03 Mar 2005 08:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/03/prweb214123.htm Consumer Affairs Finds Tabcorp in Breach of Fair Trading Act - Consumer Protection Needed Says AAGM http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/01/prweb199324.htm Action Against Gaming Machines (AAGM) have discovered that Tabcorp Holdings’ poker machine practices have been found to be in breach of the Fair Trading Act by Consumer Affairs Victoria (CAV). The Compliance and Enforcement Branch of CAV has issued a strong warning to the gambling monolith stating they expect them to comply with the law. (PRWeb Jan 19, 2005)

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]]> Wed, 19 Jan 2005 08:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/01/prweb199324.htm Alternative To Airmail From US Post, Royal Mail, Canada Post, Japan Post and Postal Outlets Worldwide Offered By New Online Service. http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/11/prweb180188.htm The ePost service, a simple concept new to Australia, was launched to the internet community today. An airmail that normally takes weeks to arrive in Australia can arrive at the designated address overnight. ePost enables any individual or business from anywhere in the world to send an ePost to an address in Australia for AUD 80 cents. (PRWeb Nov 19, 2004)

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