JUST one punch.
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The campaigning around how one punch can change the lives of a person and their loved ones forever has been loud and clear of late.
Never has that been as clear as the tragic case of Matthew Domio.
Domio king-hit his father during an argument in May last year.
His father was rushed to hospital with bleeding on his brain.
Two days later he was dead.
During Mr Domio’s bail hearing in Sydney on Thursday his friends and family openly wept.
A crowd-funding appeal has been raised to assist with Mr Domio’s legal fees.
On the page organiser Alana Heffernan wrote: “This is not a crime, it’s a family tragedy!’’.
A terrible tragedy indeed.
Prominent boxer Danny Green has self-funded a campaign to raise awareness of the issue.
''It can be a split-second, horrifyingly bad decision someone chooses to take; anger, testosterone, through peer-pressure,'' Green said.
''I'm trying to get the message to tell people - not only the people who throw the punch - but his mates to say, 'Hey buddy, pull back, don't worry about it, let it go, let's enjoy the night'. Our mates have to be held accountable too, not responsible but be held accountable … someone needs to stop this.''
We could not agree more Danny.
STEELWORKER VICTORY
Illawarra steelworkers will have a direct say into the future of their industry.
A Senate inquiry, which was established to examine the sustainability of the industry, is set to visit Wollongong in April it was confirmed on Thursday.
This masthead, which has campaigned strongly for the steelworkers of the region, agrees with South Coast Labour Council secretary Arthur Rorris who said: “It’s an opportunity, not just for the steelworkers but the people of the Illawarra generally, to speak with a loud and united voice, to say that our workers and our community have paid a very high price to keep our steel industry going for the entire country.
“The least the government can do is move on the two burning issues, which are the dumping of steel and the procurement policy; having Australian taxpayer funds stay in the country to purchase Australian-made steel.”