Blow Up The Pokies by Parham F https://padlet.com/parham_farabi/d9rml0qx56tb Callum, Shivek, Parham & Aaron en-us 2017-08-23 00:24:36 UTC 2024-06-08 02:31:41 UTC hello@padlet.com Band Background : callum_bladen https://padlet.com/parham_farabi/d9rml0qx56tb/wish/182222703 The Whitlams are an  Australian Band which was formed in 1992 . The Whitlams originally consisted of 3 members (Tim Freedman, Andy Lewis and Stevie Plunder)  but in the band's history it has had a total of 20 members. ]]> 2017-08-23 00:48:22 UTC https://padlet.com/parham_farabi/d9rml0qx56tb/wish/182222703 Significant Lyric Meaning (2) : parham_farabi https://padlet.com/parham_farabi/d9rml0qx56tb/wish/182223526 'Lots of little victories take on the pain' : 'Gambling wins have been shown to release endorphin and dopamine, the same euphoric hormones triggered by opiates and amphetamines.'  ]]> 2017-08-23 00:56:57 UTC https://padlet.com/parham_farabi/d9rml0qx56tb/wish/182223526 What They Are Protesting Against?/Song Meaning aaron_munro2 https://padlet.com/parham_farabi/d9rml0qx56tb/wish/182223709 Blow up the Pokies was written by the lead singer Tim Freedman protesting the addiction to poker gambling in Australia, apparent in the previous bassist of The Whitlams Andy Lewis. Andy Lewis committed suicide when he was 33 after gambling a whole weeks pay into a poker machine and losing it]]> 2017-08-23 00:58:39 UTC https://padlet.com/parham_farabi/d9rml0qx56tb/wish/182223709 Significant Lyric Meaning (3) : parham_farabi https://padlet.com/parham_farabi/d9rml0qx56tb/wish/182223963 'So they can say that the trains run on time' : 'Pokies generate a great deal of tax revenue for state governments in Australia, which is often put toward public works projects and (ironically) gambling prevention campaigns. Governments tend to resist stronger legislation on pokies because it would mean cutting off a source of revenue for them.']]> 2017-08-23 01:01:04 UTC https://padlet.com/parham_farabi/d9rml0qx56tb/wish/182223963 Government and Poker Machines - Context shivek_chaudhry https://padlet.com/parham_farabi/d9rml0qx56tb/wish/182224601 •In 1997, South Australian Nick Xenophon runs for State Parliament as a ‘No Pokies’ candidate. He later became a federal senator. 
•In 2010, gambling is one of the issues that decided the formation of government.
•In 2012, the National Gambling Reform Bill is introduced to Federal Parliament due to increase gambling machines
]]> 2017-08-23 01:07:24 UTC https://padlet.com/parham_farabi/d9rml0qx56tb/wish/182224601 Significant Lyric Meaning: callum_bladen https://padlet.com/parham_farabi/d9rml0qx56tb/wish/182459998 'Defeat them in your secret battle' : 'Unlike alcohol or drug addiction, gambling addiction can be nearly invisible. Unless you know a person’s real income, you can’t know if the amount they are spending on pokies is frivolous or debilitating. And without scrutinising their every play, it’s almost impossible to tell how much they’re spending in the first place.' - Genius, Blow Up the Pokies]]> 2017-08-23 23:00:56 UTC https://padlet.com/parham_farabi/d9rml0qx56tb/wish/182459998 Australia in 1999 parham_farabi https://padlet.com/parham_farabi/d9rml0qx56tb/wish/182460095 1999 was a strange, yet eventful year for Australia. For example,  many governmental officials, such as Senator Mal Coston and the One Nation party, were involved in fraud, and the last ever episode of: 'Hey Hey, It's Saturday' goes to air. Also, the gambling industry in Queensland was affected by the 'Charitable and Non-Profit Gaming Act'.
 


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