BBC Report: End Of World As We Know It

A friend of mine, in all seriousness, once said: "You know, you can be a weekend warrior. But if you ever want to do that big back hand cutback off the lip, you've gotta put in some serious dole time." He was living proof. Thanks to two years of unemployment in the Walpole area (with its uncrowded winter swells), he had formidable surfing skills.

As I remember it, this is part of Australia's social contract. But according to the BBC, Australia is targeting work-shy surfers. Is nothing sacred?