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GERNER’S LOCKDOWN CHALLENGE RUSHED TO HIGH COURT

Julian Gerner’s challenge of the lockdown conditions has been rushed to the nation’s highest court, in a bid to change coronavirus policies that could set Australian constitutional precedent.  The Melbourne publican has been seeking the matter be heard as a special case by the full court, questioning the validity and effects of measures taken in

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ILGA TRADING HOURS DECISION OVERRULED FOR IRIS

A landmark ruling has been handed down by NCAT, overruling an ILGA decision to prevent late-trading at Iris Group’s Station House Hotel in Campsie. In 2015 Canterbury Council granted development approval for what was to become the Station House, on Beamish Street, in the south-western Sydney suburb of Campsie. The approval granted 2am trading Monday

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ACCUSATIONS MONEY LAUNDERING RIFE IN PUBS AND CLUBS

An expose by the ABC cites an industry whistleblower’s revelations about AML practices in gaming venues, and accusation by MP Andrew Wilkie that over 90 per cent are not compliant. The ABC and 4Corners report centres on a former employee of ClubsNSW, Troy Stolz, who worked as an AML (Anti-Money Laundering) and CTF (Counter-Terrorism Finance)

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GOVT REPORT WANTS SYDNEY’S LOCKOUTS SCRAPPED

The revival of Sydney’s nightlife is one step closer with release today of the Joint Select Committee’s report recommending removing restrictions in the CBD. But Kings Cross is still seen as a problem. The government-led inquiry has made 40 recommendations, most poignantly scrapping restrictions such as the infamous 1.30am lockout and 3am cessation of service

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PALACE HOTEL WINS IN LOCKOUT EXEMPTION FOR RUGBY MATCH

As NSW revisits the broader impacts of Sydney’s lockout laws, the regulator has shown its intention to work with industry by way of the first exemption, granted to the CBD’s Palace Hotel Sydney. Venues, stakeholders and the general public await the Joint Select Committee’s report on the changes brought about by the strict regulations, due

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LOCKOUT REVIEW: RESCUE OR REINFORCEMENT

Scores of pubs, nightclubs, restaurants, bars and other places of business stand in purgatory with millions of potential patrons, as the NSW government-appointed committee deliberates the fate and future of the capital’s economy and reputation. More than five years and three months after the State government imposed the raft of laws known as ‘the lockouts’,

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