Tassie Labor bullied by Canberra and folds – Labor and Liberal beholden to pokies parasites

“Shame on the Tasmanian Labor Party for dumping their policy to remove poker machines from hotels and clubs,” Mr Wilkie said.

“Just when we thought a Tasmanian politician was finally showing some backbone, on ABC radio this morning Opposition Leader Rebecca White said clear as day that once the State Government altered the poker machine deed, Labor would abandon its policy to protect the community from pokies. How convenient.

“This is a disgusting backflip and a kick in the face to the thousands of Tasmanians affected by poker machine gambling addiction who put their trust in Labor to do something about it.

“It’s also a shocking indictment of federal Labor because we all know that the real reason state Labor dropped their policy was the pressure from their federal counterparts.

“It turns out that Tasmanian Labor is no different to the Liberals and the rest of the Labor Party – full of puppets for the poker machine industry.”