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THEY’RE PUBLICANS, NOT POLICE: AHA

Posted on June 10th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
As South Australia’s Premier warns the State’s Ministers of potential “responses” to its latest War On Bikies, Government proposes hospitality staff man the front line. The SA Labor Government and Premier Jay Weatherill have proposed a new batch of regulations

INDUSTRY GROUP CALLS FOR GOVERNMENT TO NOT “LOCK THEM OUT”

Posted on June 1st, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
The newly-formed alliance calling itself Our Nightlife Queensland continues its charge in the campaign to force the State Government to include industry in regulation decisions. Our Nightlife Queensland (ONQ) yesterday issued a call to Government to meet to discuss the

FARE NOT FAIR, JUST FEAR: AHA

Posted on May 1st, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
The Australian Hotels Association WA has slammed the latest ‘Alcohol Poll’ by FARE (Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education) as “distorted” and guilty of “fear-mongering” around alcohol consumption. [caption id="attachment_305" align="alignright" width="316"] Brad Woods, AHA WA CEO[/caption] The AHA WA

VIOLENCE RATES HALVED AMID LIQUOR ACCORD ‘SCHOOLS’ PROGRAM

Posted on April 24th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
More reports have surfaced on impressive drops in rates of violence due to cooperation between venues and police. NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) statistics show Sydney North precincts of North Sydney and Mosman experienced only 35 incidents

NOT TAKING THE PISS: TALK OF PEE REPELLENTS

Posted on March 16th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
A stain on most licensed venues, Queensland is clamping down on public urination, fighting back with the Offenses Act and talk of pee-repellent paint. The issue of people relieving themselves in public has long been associated with the night-time drinking

‘DRACONIAN’ LIQUOR LAWS NEED REVIEW: LAWYER

Posted on March 9th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
The new laws implemented by the NSW OLGR on 1 March included the tightening of ‘intoxication’ loopholes, in an attempt to stop publicans relying upon a defence of reasonable steps to avoid the offence of allowing intoxication. One of a

BOCSAR FIGURES SHOW MANLY ON BEST BEHAVIOUR

Posted on March 9th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
One of Sydney’s hot-spots for violence has recorded another big drop in incidents, after more than seven years “continuous improvement” by stakeholders. As the punitive licensing conditions befalling Sydney’s CBD and Kings Cross come further into question, the beachside suburb

NEW LICENSING RULES BEGIN

Posted on March 2nd, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
March sees the introduction of the final stages of the Liquor Act Review by the NSW OLGR and WA’s DRGL roll out its URS, with mixed blessings for licensees. In an attempt to encourage its Multi-Occasion Extended Trading Authorisation (MOETA),