Calls for state to redirect gun buyback cash to health as maternity services teeter A Hunter council wants to see the money reallocated to regional health and roads. Newcastle Herald · Sep 1
'I'm meant to be dead': a terminally ill man's epic walk for life 'I think it'll be a walk, bike ride and crawl.' Newcastle Herald · Aug 24
Pokies giant taken to court over money laundering gaps A financial regulator is launching legal action against Mounties, a club which operates some 1400 poker machines, over alleged money laundering risk failures. AAP · Jul 30, 2025
Upper Hunter council set for a shake-up The council will have at least four new faces. Newcastle Herald · Sep 15, 2024
What is parliamentary privilege and does it give Australian MPs total freedom of speech? Lidia Thorpe’s right to make accusations without fear of legal repercussions starts with a Dutch prince invading Britain in 1688 The Guardian - AU · Jun 15, 2023
Seats to watch: the NSW election is likely to come down to these key electorates It looks like being close. The Coalition faces threats on a number of fronts but Labor’s path to victory is uncertain The Guardian - AU · Mar 23, 2023
Leaders back on hustings in NSW election countdown Dominic Perrottet and Chris Minns are back on the hustings spruiking their policies in a final bid to convince NSW voters to support their candidates. AAP · Mar 20, 2023
ClubsNSW whistleblower Troy Stolz recorded video on gambling industry secrets In a secret video recorded in his hospital room, terminally ill gambling industry whistleblower Troy Stolz speaks out against his former employer, ClubsNSW, and the harm caused by poker machines. ABC News · Mar 13, 2023
Labor says NSW on track to build more trains if elected Labor is vowing to create jobs in NSW regional centres with $42 million to train apprentices in the Hunter, Illawarra and Sydney's west if it wins the election. AAP · Feb 27, 2023
ClubsNSW drops contempt charges against Friendlyjordies over pokies whistleblower Interview by YouTuber Jordan Shanks with Troy Stolz sparked legal proceedings but the clubs lobby has sought leave to withdraw the charges The Guardian - AU · Feb 16, 2023
ClubsNSW drops lawsuits against gaming whistleblower ClubsNSW has withdrawn all legal action against whistleblower and cancer patient Troy Stolz, who lifted the lid on lax money laundering checks. AAP · Feb 7, 2023
ClubsNSW settles case with terminally ill whistleblower Troy Stolz Long-running case ends days after lobby group sacked its CEO over comments about the NSW premier’s Catholic faith The Guardian - AU · Feb 7, 2023
Michael Pascoe: Gambling industry’s extraordinary hold over NSW Labor continues NSW also has the most EGMs per head, which means NSW residents blow more money gambling than other Australians. The New Daily · Jan 13, 2023
Greens' plan to phase pokies out of pubs The NSW Greens have unveiled a plan to phase poker machines out of pubs and clubs over the next decade amid growing calls to clean up the industry. AAP · Dec 4, 2022
The New Daily · Oct 4, 2022 Michael Pascoe: Australia’s biggest gambling operators be warned – media pack is baying as one The media pack is starting to bay as one over the suppurating wound that is Australia’s electronic gaming-machine addiction.
The New Daily · Sep 13, 2022 Michael Pascoe: The latest casino scandal is just another sideshow Star is just a headline-grabbing sideshow to the real story that is too big for the NSW government to think of tackling.
The Guardian - AU · Sep 2, 2022 Friendlyjordies’ Jordan Shanks and ClubsNSW whistleblower face criminal contempt proceedings Clubs lobby is seeking charges of contempt against the YouTuber and Troy Stolz over interview
The Guardian - AU · Aug 15, 2022 NSW clubs’ lobby alleges whistleblower Troy Stolz waged media campaign to ‘tarnish’ its reputation ClubsNSW alleges in a federal court document that sending information to journalists was intended to breach confidentiality
The Guardian - AU · Jul 24, 2022 ClubsNSW warned Friendlyjordies that whistleblower interview was in contempt of court Club lobby said refusal to delete YouTube video would make ‘matters worse’ for former employee Troy Stolz