Presented by Good Friday morning! Yesterday morning, after 16 years of stagnation, it looked like a bill to eliminate exemptions for casinos to the indoor smoking ban was finally going to move. And then it didnt. The long-anticipated meeting of the Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee ended without taking action on the…
The Geelong Football Club has announced a statutory net profit of $0.8 million for the 2023 financial year, from an operating profit before interest, amortisation and depreciation of $3.5 million. The financial result was underpinned by the AFL Premiership success in 2022, strong attendances at home games both at GMHBA Stadium and at the MCG,…
A lack of economic awareness or control over ones finances can have long-term impacts. We look at the link between intimate partner violence and money in the third article of our series for Financial Literacy Month. At the start of her marriage, Margaret Williams (a pseudonym) was perfectly OK letting her husband take the lead…
When Amy Gabrila arrives at the MGM casino in Springfield, Massachusetts, she makes the rounds on the gaming floor. She walks up and down rows of clanging slot machines as people pull levers and press buttons, hoping to win. If a player looks up, Gabrila asks how they are doing. They may tell me, Oh no, I…
The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) says the industry is participating in a $30 million co-funding agreement led by the Commonwealth to expand the provision of financial counselling services. The ICA announcement today comes as the Federal Government says it has signed memorandums of understanding with the industry and other financial services sectors including the…
21 November 2023 The Albanese Labor Government is partnering with industry stakeholders and the financial counselling sector to implement an innovative industry funding model to ensure increased access to financial counselling services for Australians. Under the new Industry Funding Model for Financial Counselling, the Government has secured agreement for three-year funding commitments from industry, totalling…
CNN Anthony Farrers lifestyle was as flashy as the luxury wristwatches he sold in Beverly Hills. His watch consignment business, The Timepiece Gentleman, had a storefront on the citys fabled Rodeo Drive. His red Lamborghini and his Ducati motorcycles sat outside his lavish rental in Santa Monica. He made frequent gambling trips to Las…
Burt Young was best known for his career-defining role as Paulie, appearing in all six films up until “Rocky Balboa” in 2006. ByJolie Lash and Danielle Jennings Thursday, October 19, 2023 Burt Young, the Academy Award-nominated actor known for his timeless role as Paulie in the “Rocky” film franchise, has died at 83, his manager…
Three Things You Should Know About Fraud In the current economic environment, all organizations are increasingly susceptible to fraud from the very people they employ. Fraud is not only an annoyance but poses a significant operational risk. The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) estimates that a typical organization loses 5% of its revenue due…
Associated Press reporter Richard Lardner kayaks to Sweetheart Island, off the coast of Yankeetown, Fla., on Aug. 5, 2023. Patrick Parker Walsh is serving five and half years in federal prison for stealing nearly $8 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds that he used, in part, to buy the island. Julio Aguilar | AP YANKEETOWN,…