NSW Labor’s state party conference votes unanimously for a moratorium on issuing new poker machine (pokies) licences, with outlets describing the decision as part of a cross-factional agreement. The Age, the Brisbane Times and the Sydney Morning Herald report that Labor members at the conference support the policy move across factions rather than along party lines alone. The moratorium would restrict the granting of additional licences for poker machines, reflecting an attempt to limit expansion of gaming access. The outlets frame the vote as a significant internal Labor decision, occurring after negotiations that brought different party groupings together to support the same position. While the reports focus primarily on the conference decision, they also indicate that the deal is presented as “historic” within the context of NSW Labor’s approach to pokies regulation. All three sources present the measure as a step toward curbing new licence approvals, supported by a unified vote at the conference following cross-faction negotiations.