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The Alliance for Gaming Reform have written to the Hon Jeremy Rockliff MP, Premier of Tasmania, to urge the Tasmanian Government to stay the course on introducing a mandatory poker machine card with preset loss limits as recommended by the independent Tasmanian Liquor and Gaming Commission, backed by research and…

Criminalising begging is criminalising poverty. By abolishing the criminalisation of begging, we pave the way for a more compassionate societal approach, safeguarding the rights of individuals to seek assistance without fear of legal repercussion. It has been more than four and a half years since the Tasmanian Government announced that…

Research demonstrates mandatory sentencing regimes are ineffective in deterring against future crime — that is, they are not an effective tool to provide better support for Tasmanian families, children and workers. In addition to mandatory sentencing being ineffective as a deterrent, research from other jurisdictions shows it disproportionately impacts communities…