OPINION: Booktopia's Voluntary Administration: A Book Lover's Frustrating Experience – WAMN News Online

As a book lover and borderline reading addict, it has pained me to see another book distributor go into voluntary administration, and in fact, its answering a few of the questions I have had for months. It was announced yesterday that Booktopia, one of Australias biggest and most loved online bookstores, has gone into voluntary…

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OPINION: Booktopia's Voluntary Administration: A Book Lover's Frustrating Experience – WAMN News Online

As a book lover and borderline reading addict, it has pained me to see another book distributor go into voluntary administration, and in fact, its answering a few of the questions I have had for months. It was announced yesterday that Booktopia, one of Australias biggest and most loved online bookstores, has gone into voluntary…

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Melbourne pub fined for taking bets from boy, 16, with nearly $100,000 in gambling debts – The Guardian Australia

A 16-year-old Melbourne boy was able to gamble nearly $100,000, including at suburban pubs, despite his mother desperately seeking help, a court has heard. The Melbourne magistrates court heard that when his mother discovered his gambling habits, she began a frantic mission to get him help, only to be repeatedly turned away. In April last…

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