In Melbourne Australia, where this is written, we are served by 2 dailies, the Herald-Sun and The Melbourne Age. Not only that, but we have another broadsheet, The Australian. So, unlike a lot of places in this world, we have access to plenty of writers and hopefully, plenty of different voices.
So these are some of the headlines in today’s papers:
Exposed: Grog online too easy for under-age teen, Mark Russell, The Age
Safety rethink as pedestrian toll stays high, Reid Sexton, The Age
Don't drink it all at once
Mark Russell doesn’t mention how many times The Offending Retailer has been taken to court, prosecuted and fined, although we are left with the guess that this number is zero.
There is a lack of aggression on the part of Mark Russell, which is probably couched in a belief that no harm is really being done. If correct, this could not be further from the truth. An accompanying, motivated editorialist might be asking why does it take a newspaper to try out this sort of testing behaviour? What are the licensing bodies doing to earn their pay? Have they been stifled by their minister? Should a hand sitter or two be immediately sacked? Read the rest of this entry »
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