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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
Bageshri Savyasachi

'I'm done fighting': Tom buried his son in Canberra but cannot bear to stay here

Glasgow was notorious for knife crime when his family left Scotland and eventually put down roots in Canberra, Tom McLuckie says.

Like many immigrant families, they dreamed of a better life, an affordable home, the abundant outdoors, and a much safer city.

More than two decades later, Mr McLuckie says he cannot wait to "get away from this place".

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