Trade Restriction

RACP CALLS FOR LOCKOUTS PLUS FLOOR PRICING IN NSW

The leading association of medical specialists has weighed in on the debate over trade restrictions and alcohol availability in NSW, calling on government to keep the lockouts and also introduce minimum pricing. A NSW parliamentary inquiry is currently underway, investigating whether changes are in order for Sydney’s controversial lockout laws, heavily restricting trade after 1:30am. […]

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SYDNEY JUNCTION TRIUMPHS OVER CHARGE TO REDUCE HOURS

The Sydney Junction Hotel has fought off attempts to revoke its late-trading licence, showing incident numbers did not stack up in accusations by authorities. Thriving Hamilton pub the Sydney Junction found itself under intense scrutiny when it jumped to top position on the Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority’s (ILGA) violent venues list in late 2017.

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HISTORIC PUBS THREATENED BY NEW NEIGHBOURS

A debate around noise restrictions for several well-known Sydney pubs is highlighting the comedy of errors smothering the industry and night-time economy. This week the Daily Telegraph ran an attention-grabbing expose on the plight of long-established hotels coming under fire from residents in new nearby developments, titled “500 years of pub history under threat”. The

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SYDNEY’S “BOLD NEW PLAN” ON NIGHTLIFE: SUBMISSIONS CLOSING

The City of Sydney is seeking final feedback on its bold proposal to reinvigorate and evolve the $4bn Sydney night-time economy. Late 2018 the City of Sydney (CoS) and Lord Mayor Clover Moore released the “bold new plan” to jump-start the capital’s nightlife and economy. The proposed changes are heavily in favour of increasing trading

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LIVE MUSIC CRISIS ‘PROXY’ FOR PROBLEMS AS ELECTION LOOMS

Political debate over the politically correct topic of rescuing the live music industry in NSW is heating up in time for the March election, bringing spotlight on the empty stages in licensed venues. After nearly five years languishing under the policy spasm that placed the Sydney CBD and Kings Cross precinct under blanket lockout laws,

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