Hi Jill
I read through the Herald Sun letters page yesterday (a good test of the
popular pulse) and saw that calls are happening for riots on Williamstown
Beach, which is actually _my_ beach. So I'm taking it all rather personally.
The situation here in Melbourne is rather different, I think; certainly
there's not the same perception of gangs as in Sydney. But walking through
Newport yesterday, where there is a fairly large Arabic community, I sensed
a real unease and disquiet. Frankly, I feel very depressed about Australia
at present.
Best
A
Alison Croggon
Blog: http://theatrenotes.blogspot.com
Editor, Masthead: http://masthead.net.au
Home page: http://alisoncroggon.com
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