A couple of weeks ago Tim Watts got a lot of coverage (here’s the Club Troppo version) for criticising the lack of response – from himself, and from others – to an incident on a tram, where a beggar started threatening and racially abusing a group of young Asian people. Like everyone else on the tram, he felt intimidated. He said the ‘inadequacy of the police response has created a climate in which people are fearful of speaking out’. While the incident I observed on the number 96 tram this morning didn’t have a racial element, it did show that not ...
Carlton 3053, North Carlton 3054, Princes Hill 3054 and Parkville 3052
Hyperlocal news about Carlton 3053, North Carlton 3054, Princes Hill 3054 and Parkville 3052 in Melbourne, Australia written by local experts
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ABC Parkville news
- Artificially-inseminated elephant birth imminent 17 December, 2009
- Tenders open for rail tunnel scoping works 9 September, 2009
- School zone blitz nets speeding drivers 21 April, 2009
- Man charged over kickboxing murder conspiracy 25 March, 2009
- Vic Police silent on drink-driving officer 17 November, 2008
ABC North Carlton news
- Coroner says cop breached procedure in shooting 23 October, 2009
- Fire crews rescue unconscious man in unit fire 5 May, 2009
- Man produced gun on tram, police told 6 February, 2009
- Woman hurt in Carlton hit-run 28 May, 2008
- Blues taste success against Bulldogs 3 June, 2007