1. The examples you mentioned (pokie revenue & parking fines) have little to do with the current economic climate and a lot to do with the structure of government and taxation in Australia
2. You seem to be working backwards. You've decided we're 'on the brink' (the answer) and are now trying to find the evidence to justify your answer. Much better to accumulate all the evidence, evaluate it, and THEN decide if we're really on the brink or not.
