Here is the introduction and link to story in Sydney Morning Herald complaining about licensing laws, and viewing Melbourne in positive terms
"DEAR SYDNEY, it's best you hear this from a close friend. Your drinking culture isn't what it could be. Boiled down to its essence, most oversized drinking holes in NSW seem designed for two things: to pick a fight, or pull a chick. It doesn't have to be this way.
Take Melbourne, a city not - how do I put it politely - overblessed with natural good looks. To wander Melbourne's fabulous lanes at night is to relish a labyrinth dotted with tiny bars. In Sydney you find similar laneways smelling of chunder and pee. Melbourne has a vibrant CBD that makes it a joy to visit and live in. Sydney has, well, that harbour.....
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Andrew Smith
Cert IV Workplace Assessor & Trainer, B. Bus., Cert. TEFLA, Grad. Dip. Ed. & Training, M. Ed. & "Aussie Specialist" http://www.aiec.biz
