vaguely specific

Not throwing stones

Everyone is of course asking us now if we're worried about going back to Australia with the current riots in Sydney. It's hard to explain why I don't think these could happen in Melbourne, or at least why they are unlikely to happen, without going into some sort of long and (most-likely-eye-glazing) potted cultural history of the city and Victoria. But Paul Austin does a good job in today's Age so I'll just refer you there. I hope we're not proved wrong.