by David Rowe
Tonight, ABC TV's Four Corners program asks why there's been so little government action to reduce online gambling harm in Australia. I recommend watching it (it's online too). I posed the same troubling question about the gamblification of sport last February.
theconversation.com/will-the-gov...
theconversation.com/will-the-gov...
Will the government’s online gambling advertising legislation ever eventuate? Don’t bet on it
There are deep historical and immediate political reasons why the online gambling advertising legislation has been bogged down.
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by David Rowe
It Was 25 Years Ago Today: Revisiting Cathy Freeman’s Sydney 2000 Olympics Victory
Free event light refreshments provided.
Time: 4-6pm, Thursday 25th September, 2025
Place: IPSQ, PC-01.6.53 (LS), Western Sydney University
RSVP: Please email [email protected] if you’d like to attend.
Free event light refreshments provided.
Time: 4-6pm, Thursday 25th September, 2025
Place: IPSQ, PC-01.6.53 (LS), Western Sydney University
RSVP: Please email [email protected] if you’d like to attend.
by David Rowe
To accompany my recently reposted reflections on the Sydney 2000 Olympics and Paralympics, a review I wrote at the time of a famous event moment, adopting the persona of an irascible and self-centred sport fan obsessed with the cultural capital of 'being there'!
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webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20010131...
01 Feb 2001 - M/C Reviews:
M/C Reviews: "The Olympics" feature issue website as it appeared on 01 Feb 2001.
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by David Rowe
The Sydney 2000 Olympics and Paralympics commenced 25 years ago today. So, I've been doing media interviews, partly prompted by this piece written for the 20th anniversary. Debates continue over the legacy of the big, expensive party that was the Millennial Games.
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The Sydney Olympics: How did the ‘best games ever’ change Australia?
Sydney 2000 may not have seen a sustained increase in sport participation. But the Olympics did leave a mark on Australia.
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by David Rowe
The United Nations, by resolution, declares an annual World Football Day. A chance to celebrate and critique a game that is by turns 'beautiful' and, shall we day, 'tarnished'.
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humanities.org.au/power-of-the...
This World Football Day, how hyperbolic is your adjective? – Australian Academy of the Humanities
The 25th of May, like every day of the year, is globally themed. It ranges from the celebratory (Africa Day) to the tragic (International Missing Children’s Day) to the whimsical (Towel Day, in honour...
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by David Rowe
For anyone working in the area of community and rugby league, the Wes Smythe Award could support your work. Applications close on Monday 9 June 2025.
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Wes Smythe |
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by David Rowe
Legislation promised in Australia before the next election to deal with online ad gambling harm, but put on ice. Wouldn't be vested interest lobbying to blame, would it?
Will the government’s online gambling advertising legislation ever eventuate? Don’t bet on it theconversation.com/will-the-gov...
Will the government’s online gambling advertising legislation ever eventuate? Don’t bet on it theconversation.com/will-the-gov...
Will the government’s online gambling advertising legislation ever eventuate? Don’t bet on it
There are deep historical and immediate political reasons why the online gambling advertising legislation has been bogged down.
theconversation.com
by David Rowe
My first post - apologies if the image is a little disturbing. This piece starts with the old saying about law and sausage-making being similarly unsightly activities. It ends with new metaphors of cauldrons, spoons and competitive reality TV cooking shows.
www.openforum.com.au/forums/sausa...
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Sausages and cauldrons: Making law and policy in 21st Century Australia - Openforum
The divergent fates of proposed federal legislation to restrict social media use by children and online gambling adverts for everyone highlight the complex interplay of public concern, political conve...
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