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Re: general sports news with no other thread
« Reply #75: July 10, 2022, 05:03:42 PM »
My folks lived in Queensland in the '60s, and from the sounds of it the raciest activity was going to "the tip" (dump) to drink beer and burn furniture.

In those days, Queensland was the most socially conservative state in Australia, firmly adhereing to the 'White Australia' policy... :roll:

(from Wikipedia) The state's politics are traditionally regarded as being conservative relative to other states. Historically, the lack of an upper house, a former gerrymander favouring rural electoral districts, as well as the former system of optional preferential voting, has meant that Queensland had a long tradition of domination by strong-willed, populist premiers, often accused of authoritarian tendencies, holding office for long periods. This tendency was exemplified by the government of the state's longest-serving Premier Joh Bjelke-Petersen.