Nanny state capital of the world: Another day, another rule in 'carefree' Australia...

Once it was known to Britons as ‘the lucky country’, a nation of laidback ‘anything goes’ folk - in part thanks to their convict ancestors.

You could be guilty of an indiscretion here, bend a rule there and mostly nobody would worry about it. It was ‘no worries, mate,’ everywhere.

But the good old days of ‘she’ll be right, mate!’, are fast slipping away under burdensome rules and regulations that have turned Australia into the world’s number one, gold-medal winning nanny state.

From cyclists being fined for not having a bell, to getting a drink after 10pm or hosting a 'barbie' for more than twenty people on the beach - it's all banned.

The latest legislation introduced in Queensland today forbids smoking outside in many public places, including bus stops, taxi ranks and swimming pools. Full story...

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