Tension around pokies reform came to a head on January 21 when Prime Minister Julia Gillard broke her agreement with independent Tasmanian MHR Andrew Wilkie to implement timely reforms to address problem gambling.
Wilkie subsequently his support for Gillard鈥檚 minority government and noted he would 鈥渙nly support motions of no confidence in the event of serious misconduct and not support politically opportunistic motions鈥.