If you've got young kids it seems to have permeated into the Australian culture.
It's wrong on so many levels: plastic consumerism of the costumes, kids demanding lollies, 16 year old emo kids dressed as freaks hanging around in your garden, dogs going nuts at the vampire in the garage. This is not America (no offence Americans).
However, I seem to get talked into buying the kids costumes and walking around the neighbourhood each October. We actually have a good time and each year it is the only time I see some of the further away neighbours.
Who started this in Australia I ask? ...and is it too late to stop it?
Kids just want to have fun, seems like a fun thing for them to do, let it be.
BTW probably started by the supermarkets.
Not a Halloween fan.
I just don't answer the front door.
Not many kids have the balls to commit to a 'trick'.
Maybe I'll stock up on eggs this year. Just incase. Need to be able to return fire.
I think if you did some research and found out the background you would not want your kids anywhere near it. It is steeped in witchcraft and paganism.
I "Forgot" halloween a couple of years ago and my ex reckons I traumatised the kids.
Now I buy them a costume every year 
Thank you America
Not a religo sort, but how anyone can deny that it comes from a celebration of evil and sacrifice / devil blah blah is beyond me.
Xmas / Easter may have started as pagan ceremonies but at least they celebrate being nice to people, whether you are religious or not.
Anyway, if they are under about 10 y/o, they get a lolly.
Over 14 y/o or so, I loudly call out "honey here's some more of them get me the baseball bat again". Never had a drama 
It is a good night to see a lot of MILF out - thankyou modern society where kids can't walk around safely at 7pm.
- thankyou modern society where kids can't walk around safely at 7pm.
We did it once when I was a kid (11 or 12 I think) - basically the parents in a small area just all got together and planned it so that those houses that were participating had lollies to give out, and as we were all chaperoned we only went to those houses and didn't bother anyone else. I thought it was wicked fun at the time.
Seems pretty harmless to me - make your own costume and have a few dollars worth of lollies to hand out - it doesn't have to be so consumerist.
Wouldn't let kids do it unsupervised though.
If you live in a cultural void, you can't blame folk for adopting cultural activities.
It's pushed by the industry, like Valentine (buy flowers), Mothers day (buy flowers), Xmas, and so on. Then parents buy in to it, etc. It snowballs.
Just don't answer at the door if you don't like it.
Anyways, all you get is brats looking judgingly if you didn't give enough in their opinions. 
A simple way to prevent Halloween revellers from disturbing your peace to make a sign from a blank piece of A4 paper and an Artline Texter and attach it to the front door at child's eye level.
"NO Tricking or Treating"
Thankyou.
To be extra sure a second sign can be placed over the electronic doorbell
TOUCH THIS AND YOU WILL GET THE EBOLA VIRUS.
