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Too big to fail: the predictable romance between pollies and Crown


Too big to fail: the predictable romance between pollies and Crown
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Thirty years ago Melbourne was withering. Development had stalled, financial institutions collapsed and then, as now, many long-term residents were heading for the hills.
Then, as now, the government looked for an economic defibrillator to shock the CBD out of its flat-lining. Like the desperate punter looking for a winner in the last race, premier Joan Kirner turned to a sure thing - a juicy slice of the gambling pie.
The big gamble: Premier Joan Kirner in August 1992 with one of the state’s first legal gaming machines at Windy Hill. ....

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