Background Briefing: Agents of Influence (ABC) Episode 3: The Man Whose Name is All Over Sydney We don’t have quite the same problem here in Melbourne but Len Ainsworth, the 101 year old King of Pokies, has had many buildings named after him. The owner of Aristocrat Leisure, he made a killing from the pokies machines in Sydney’s clubs, and then as other states introduced them as well (to our eternal shame), he made even more money. Philanthropy, yes, but at what cost?
Witness History (BBC) I love Witness History- it features interviews with people from the BBC archives who witnessed a historic event, and only goes for 9 minutes which is just enough to walk to the station, or to drop off to sleep. The Reichstag Fire on 27 February 1933, saw the building that housed the German parliament burned down. This was a key event in the establishment of the Nazi dictatorship, as they were able to blame ‘the communists’. Berlin-born journalist, Sefton Delmer, told his story to the BBC World Service in 1967. His contacts with people in Berlin meant that he knew people involved with the Nazi party, and as the building burned down, he wandered around with Hitler and Goring as they ‘tut-tutted’ about the fire.
The Resident Judge of Port Phillip 