Duller times in Australian outback

“The Outback’s Bachelor and Spinster Balls, one of Australia’s most cherished traditions and notorious for binge drinking, casual sex and dust, are at risk of dying out. …the growing culture of litigiousness ensures that insurance premiums are now so high that many balls have been forced to cancel. … ‘Insurance is killing a lot of […]

“The Outback’s Bachelor and Spinster Balls, one of Australia’s most cherished traditions and notorious for binge drinking, casual sex and dust, are at risk of dying out. …the growing culture of litigiousness ensures that insurance premiums are now so high that many balls have been forced to cancel. … ‘Insurance is killing a lot of events in the bush, including B and S balls and rodeos,’ said Barry McMahon, who runs a national Bachelor and Spinster website and has been to dozens of balls.” (Nick Squires, “Outback’s notorious B and S Balls bite the dust”, Daily Telegraph (U.K.), Feb. 11).

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