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Wednesday, July 18, 2012

18 year Old Arrested in connection with Thomas Kelly Murder


Arrest made over Thomas Kelly murder in Kings Cross


Yoni Bashan
The Daily Telegraph
July 18, 2012 9:14PM



POLICE have arrested an 18-year-old man over the death of Thomas Kelly in Kings Cross.
The teenager was arrested at an address at Glendenning near Mount Druitt at around 8:30pm tonight.
It is understood the man just turned 18-years-old this year.
He is currently at Campsie Police Station being interviewed by detectives and is expected to be charged.
He will appear before court tomorrow.
The Daily Telegraph has been made aware of the man's identity but cannot print it for legal reasons.
Mr Kelly was killed after being punched to the head as he made his way to a birthday party on July 6.



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"Transformative wealth redistribution"? or are some of Labor / Green’s welfare recipients too wealthy?


Carbon tax compo being gambled away

Daily Telegraph
July 18, 2012 8:24AM
Pokie revenues surge in May and June
Increase coincides with carbon compo payments

Julia Throwing money HANDOUTS to low-income workers under the carbon tax scheme have led to a surge in pokie revenues in May and June, according to The Australian Financial Review.
Pokie revenues in Queensland rose more than 7 per cent in May and 12 per cent in June which coincided with the Federal Government’s handout of more than $15 billion in carbon tax compensation to pensioners and low-income earners.
Although other states have yet to release official gaming machine revenues for June, the AFR reports that in lower socio-economic areas of Victoria such as Bendigo they rose by 8.6 per cent, which is 7 per cent above the state average.
18 7 12 CO2 Tax 1 Other poker machine operators such as Coles and Echo Entertainment have also seen a jump in pokie revenues since the carbon cash injection was given.
The new figures have led to calls by anti-gambling campaigners for carbon compensation to be given in a different form other than cash.

Stephen Mayne, an independent candidate for the Melbourne by-election this weekend, said it would be better to give the carbon tax compensation in the form of credits at a consumer’s power company.
Nomura gaming and retail analyst Nick Berry said carbon tax payments would continue to the end of July, boosting retail sales and gaming revenue. But when the first power bills arrive at the end of September, most of the carbon compensation will have been spent.
Keith DeLacy, chairman of the compliance, audit and risk committee at the Reef Hotel casino in Cairns, told the AFR that casino revenues have always increased when cash handouts were delivered.
"All it is showing is that people have increased disposable income and that’s what they’re spending it on,” he said.
“Governments have got to accept if they give straight cash handouts to the population at large they can’t dictate how it must be spent as well. I mean, how far can you take the nanny state?”
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