He was not given a fine, it was suspended for 12 months. He has essentially escaped consequence, which is just so disappointingly unsurprising for Western Australia.

[–] Chill_Dan@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Is Western Australia like Texas?

[–] Meron35@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Similar to Texas, it has its own secession movement.

Secessionism in Western Australia - Wikipedia - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secessionism_in_Western_Australia

[–] zephorah@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago (2 children)

A girl (American) I gamed with who married an Aussie, described Australia as a lot like America but more racist. Granted, that was 10yrs ago. So, maybe?

[–] Brickhead92@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

30% of Australians are casual racists, which means the other 70% are full time.

Source

[–] CaptnNMorgan@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

It seems like country's that were/are heavily influenced by American culture are more racist than ones that aren't. I wouldn't be surprised if that was wrong though, humanity as a whole is pretty xenophobic