Alas, Australia’s sad little secret is out. If we ever were a nation of larrikins, we are no longer. Larrikin coppers wouldn’t be behaving like #DansDogs, and larrikin citizens wouldn’t be putting up with it – but they are, with a few brave exceptions.
Assistant Victorian Police Commissioner Luke Cornelius’s goons took a knee for Black Lives Matter, and customarily treat Extinction Rebellion protesters and African gangs with kid gloves, but are happy to arrest pyjamaed mums for Facebook posts, haul women out of cars for not giving their name on demand and move you on if you pause while drinking...
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