ROUGH WEEKEND IN VIC PUBS

Victorian pubs lament a rough weekend, as violence makes the headlines in at least two locations, leaving one man dead and several in police custody. Emergency services were called to a fight that broke out early Saturday morning on Campbell

QUEENSLAND CHEERS AS LOCKOUTS SCRAPPED

Queensland’s government has listened to its constituents and experts from Deakin University, and scrapped plans for the introduction of its contentious lockout laws. An already watered-down version of the ‘Tackling Alcohol-Fuelled Violence Legislation Amendment Act’ 2016 came into effect on

SOFTENED QUEENSLAND LIQUOR LAWS COME INTO EFFECT TODAY

Queensland’s ‘Tackling Alcohol-Fuelled Violence Legislation Amendment Act’ 2016 comes into effect today, already softened pending “whether to proceed” as licensees call OLGR’s bluff. From 1 July, 2016, all licensed venues statewide are required to cease trading at 2am – with