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[–] 72 points 2 months ago (8 children)

The first act of political violence in Australia was when PM Billy Hughes was struck by an egg that was thrown at him during a speech in favor of conscription.

The second act of political violence in Australia was when PM Hughes jumped into the crowd to throw hands with the egg-thrower.

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  • [–] 30 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

    You Aussies sure are a contentious people

    (with my full respect)

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  • [–] 15 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    For those that need info, sadly, it left out the part where he jumped into the crowd, I wanted to know if he was a badass or got his ass stomped.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Hughes_egg-throwing_incident

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