by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | May 3, 2012 | Looks Like Beirut
Newcastle, Australia As my pal Rabih (over at SkyscraperCity) perfectly pointed out: “it’s been a busy 24 hours for bigots in Newcastle, Australia news rooms”. Speaking at a Hunter Valley Research Foundation function at state Parliament yesterday,...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Mar 8, 2012 | Looks Like Beirut
New South Wales, Australia The Sutherland Shire Council has pulled the plug on its twice-yearly cleanup service after issues with broken-down trucks and reduced staff numbers left many streets inundated with unwanted junk: The council resolved at a meeting on Monday...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Jan 23, 2012 | Lebanese Abroard
The Lebanese Immigrant Statue (apparently there are 12 around the world) has been defaced in a park in Australia: A $60,000 Preston statue celebrating Lebanese immigration has been defaced with racist and sexually gratuitous graffiti. The statue, unveiled at Preston’s...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Jul 17, 2011 | Looks Like Beirut
Fireworks are great fun to watch but, according to Rodger Dee, alderman at the Darwin City Council in Australia, when they get too loud, things end up like Beirut: One council member has compared cracker night to a “war zone”. […] Alderman Rodger Dee...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Jun 27, 2011 | Looks Like Beirut
A follow-up on the previous post, I emailed the author of the article, Paul Millar, following antissa’s suggestion and here is a copy of the email I sent to him: Dear Paul, Thank you for shedding light on what “downtown Beirut” looks like – we...