interview with Troy Stolz titled "The legal way to take a life", in which Stolz detailed his battle with cancer and the impact of his federal court dispute with his former employer ClubsNSW. ClubsNSW began a highly unusual private prosecution against both Shanks and Stolz, alleging that the video interview constituted contempt of court on both their parts, making Shanks and Stolz face criminal conviction and potential prison sentences. In July 2022 ClubsNSW sought and obtained an interim suppression order, something normally only seen in high-level criminal cases. Following this, the video interview was taken down. The interim order was to last until the application for a more permanent suppression could be heard in full and decided upon and was dropped in September. In October 2022, the NSW Crime Commission released a report stating that criminals were in fact laundering billions of dollars using poker machines in NSW clubs and pubs. In February 2023, ClubsNSW discontinued all legal action against Shanks and Stolz. The withdrawal of the court cases is in part associated with the change in the ClubsNSW management, with the sacking of chief executive, Josh Landis. Acting career In May 2022, Shanks made a cameo appearance as a news reporter in an episode of Housos. He also voiced several minor characters in the animated television series Koala Man in January 2023. References External links Official website 1989 births 21st-century Australian comedians 21st-century Australian male writers 21st-century Australian non-fiction writers Australian humorists Australian male comedians Australian male journalists Australian male models Australian people of Croatian descent Australian people of Scottish descent Australian political commentators Australian social commentators Australian stand-up comedians Australian YouTubers Free speech activists Living people People educated at Newtown High School of the Performing Arts People from New South Wales University of New South Wales alumni Writers about activism and social change