Darwin's ease broken by gun rampage

It takes all humanity’s shapes, names and races. Next door is the tradie, the Filipino family, Aboriginal family, the rich, poor, racist or do-gooder.No one cares about your school here, or about the humidity ruining your hairdo. It’s ruined theirs too. They don’t do the social hierarchy of “down south” - an outcome of isolation, a shared ‘otherness’, and perennially sweaty shirts.It can also be a hard place.

Michael Sisois, 57, a much-loved member of Darwin’s Greek community was killed at working-class watering hole, the Buff Club, where it’s believed the pair had arranged to meet. Accused shooter Ben Hoffmann is from a prominent and respected Darwin family, but his life is believed to have spiralled downwards after adolescence.Nine News

The Northern Territory government will now review its parole system and the effectiveness of the bracelets, currently worn by 196 people in the community.

Where did he get the gun from.

Zhope10 Zach, thanks for that story. Could you point me to the report mentioned re partner violence in NT? Cheers.

Lived in Darwin. Once in the RAN, once as a civilian. A difficult place,friendly enough,something of an intellectual desert.Left the second time,heartbroken, whipped and betrayed,hitchhiked South and nearly died.That experience is seared into my memory,I’ll never go back.

White European-Anglo-Christian terrorism can strike at any time & any place with no known motive as we have seen in Darwin & on Coloured Lands over the last 550 years!

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