Legal

POLICE CHARGE MAN OVER STABBING OUTSIDE PETERSHAM PUB

Posted on November 23rd, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
An argument outside a Petersham pub on Monday turned nasty as one of two men involved pulled a knife and wounded the other. Police issued a notification early on Tuesday morning about the incident, which took place soon after 11pm

FRIEND STABBED IN HORNBY PUB

Posted on November 18th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
A good Samaritan is in hospital after trying to intervene in an argument between a couple in Hornsby’s Railway Hotel. A 54-year-old man was reported to have been arguing with his girlfriend around 7pm on Wednesday night (16 November) when

VIOLENT PATRONS BETTER OFF IN NEW SOUTH WALES

Posted on November 14th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Trial results of very similar cases of antisocial behaviour in pubs in NSW and Queensland show very different outcomes for perpetrators. A man (who cannot be named for legal reasons) was at a Laidley pub with his wife and children

VIC PUBS MARRED BY PATRONS’ STUPID ACTS

Posted on November 9th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Southern Victorian pubs have seen a rash of anti-social behaviour in recent days, involving weapons and a brutal gang attack. In the early hours of Saturday (5 November) security ejected a “gang” that was causing trouble plus three other men

CORKMAN PUB FIRE AND ILLEGAL DEMOLITION BLOWS UP

Posted on October 28th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
The backlash is building to the destruction of Carlton’s beloved Corkman Irish Pub, illegally demolished by its developer owners two weeks ago. Stefce Kutlesovski and Raman Shaqiri bought the pub for $4.76 million last year, and reportedly told previous owner

COURT CASE BEGINS AGAINST ARISTOCRAT, CROWN AND NOW RTP

Posted on October 26th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
The Federal Court has today seen the start of a case by a self-confessed former pokies “addict” against manufacturer Aristocrat and Crown Casino, now amended to also challenge RTP. Lead applicant Shonica Guy is being represented pro-bono by prominent Melbourne-based

OUTCRY AS HISTORIC MELBOURNE PUB ILLEGALLY KNOCKED DOWN

Posted on October 19th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Suspicion has turned to scandal following the illegal demolition of the beloved and historic Corkman Irish Pub in Carlton. The pub was purchased for $4.76 million in October 2014 by an unnamed local developer, and when the lease expired shortly

BRISBANE HOTELS ROBBED AS DRUG DETECTIONS SOAR

Posted on October 10th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Brisbane pubs have seen a recent blight of low-tech cash-grab robberies, with State research showing drug abuse up and alcohol down. The robberies have taken place late at night or even after closing, and each feature two men wielding weapons