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Irish man arrested after kicking Australian politician...while he was being filmed

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AN AUSTRALIAN POLITICIAN was talking on camera about escalating, alcohol-fuelled violence in the Northern Territory of Australia when he was kicked from behind by a 28-year-old who had just left a nearby pub.

ABC reports that the Irish national has now been charged over the alleged assault. He was released on bail and is due to face court in September.

John Elferink was holding the press conference about the growing issue of alcoh0l-fuelled crime after a savage attack over the weekend left an 18-year-old in critical condition in hospital.

Another man, also 28, has been arrested in relation to that incident. He will make his first court appearance tomorrow morning.

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    Jun 20th 2011, 2:20 PM

    Question is why not one fish factory in Killybegs was fined for the stink of fish or all that dumping of bits of fish guts into the harbour that was left of the shore line for weeks and where sea gulls were covered in oil. Good on that judge.it is about time people spoke up for their local environment.

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    Can ya blame em, no one likes the smell of cocks, even chicks.

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    Jun 20th 2011, 4:54 PM

    There was bound to be another way other than closing the plant down! Not really fair in my eyes

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    Jun 20th 2011, 5:52 PM

    What else would it be smelling but fowl ?

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    Jun 21st 2011, 3:12 AM

    It didn’t just smell foul it literally smelled like chicken shit on an industrial scale!

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