Politics
‘Tassie’ Hawks claim $2m pokies revenue as community benefit
Melissa Fyfe The Age
CASHED-UP premiership team Hawthorn has paid itself almost $2 million in revenue from its poker machine club – and then claimed it as a community benefit. The triumphant Hawks – along with other AFL clubs that own poker machine venues – have been exploiting a legislative loophole that allows them to claim a smorgasbord of venue expenses and running costs as community benefits. Read more here
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