Victorian government calls royal commission into Melbourne’s Crown Casino

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By state political reporter Richard Willingham

Crown Resorts’ suitability to run Melbourne’s casino will be tested by a new royal commission in Victoria, after a damning NSW inquiry found the gambling giant was not suitable to hold a casino licence.

Former federal court judge and senior barrister Raymond Finkelstein QC has been appointed commissioner.

The royal commission must report back by August 1 this year…

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Reason Party MP Fiona Patten has pushed for a parliamentary probe into the gambling giant.

Read the full article on the ABC’s website.

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Fiona Patten is the founder and leader of the Reason Party and a Member of the Victorian Legislative Council for the Northern Metropolitan region. She came to politics after 20 years of lobbying for the rights of organisations involved in the sexual rights movement – including small businesses, sex workers, HIV/AIDS organisations, adult media and online anti-censorship groups. Before that she was an established independent fashion designer with her own label called Body Politics.

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