<p><pre><code>  It praised the state’s “lockout” laws, which Baird’s 
  predecessor, Barry O’Farrell, had introduced in early 
  2014 in the wake of high-profile “one-punch” deaths. 
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Huh?<p>Googling around, a &quot;one-punch&quot; assault seems to be some Britishism for an assault on an unsuspecting person, where they&#x27;re knocked out after a single hit, and occasionally die. Most the results are for the new mandatory minimum sentencing laws, but I can&#x27;t seem to actually find the text of the law anywhere.<p>EDIT:<p><pre><code>  The result feels like a final victory in the battle 
  between Australia’s version of the cavaliers and the 
  roundheads, the larrikins and the wowsers.
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Do we even speak the same language?