Wishful thinking and guesswork are behind the daft 2am lockout policy.
PREMIER John Brumby probably wasn’t expecting a backlash this big.
Nearly 30,000 distressed drinkers have signed just one of the many Facebook petitions opposing the 2am lockout — the Victorian Government’s new policy that will ban entry to bars, pubs and clubs in the inner city [...]

Bob Irwin, 68, last month ended his role with Australia Zoo, which he founded 36 years ago, and which son Steve made into an international drawcard before his death in 2006.
Bob Irwin and his wife Judy plan to continue their conservation work on a property near Kingaroy, north of Brisbane.
There was speculation he was upset [...]

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