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Never been there...but my impression (mostly from articles on British news web sites) is that Australia has long had a reputation for systematized legal sadism.
by bell-cot 2y ago
Never been there...but my impression (mostly from articles on British news web sites) is that Australia has long had a reputation for systematized legal sadism.
- grumpy-de-sre 2y agoParticularly the Australian border security industrial complex. Ostensibly a great idea to protect Australian agri-business (don't kind yourself it's not about the environment). But in practice hasn't been particularly effective in achieving its stated goals [1][2][3]. Extremely effective at bullying autistic kids interested in chemistry though. There's a lot of stories. 1. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-02-26/white-spot-prawn-disease-endemic-queensland-moreton-bay/13197902 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-02-26/white-spot-prawn-dise... 2. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/sep/05/its-inevitable-australian-beekeepers-brace-for-national-spread-of-varroa-mite https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/sep/... 3. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-03/black-market-tobacco-manchester-cigarettes-four-corners/104978592 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-03/black-market-tobacco-...