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.

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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

• Full report: Car ploughs into crowd at Liverpool football parade

• Day of joy and celebration for Liverpool turns to horror

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.

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