Darcy Byrne is the Labor mayor of Sydney’s Inner West Council and he’s helping lead a grassroots movement on curbing gambling harm in the community – including pushing for a reduction in the number of poker machines in licensed clubs in New South Wales. This momentum comes while the federal Labor party continues to face criticism about the scale of its commitment to online gambling reform.The rising Labor star speaks to Guardian Australia political editor, Tom McIlroy, about why he compares the poker machine lobby to the US National Rifle Association, and his successful motion at this month’s NSW Labor conference on gambling policy at the next state electionRead more:NSW Labor toughens pokies stance as Sydney inner west mayor points to ‘unstoppable’ momentum for reformWe’ve had a gutful of politicians failing to act on harm from the pokies. This is a critical moment for NSW Labor by Darcy ByrneSurging pokies revenue proves NSW Labor has failed to reduce gambling harm as promised, advocates say Continue reading...
Source: The Guardian Australia
