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LIQUOR LAW REFORM TRICKLES AS INDUSTRY SINKS AND BAIRD DROWNS

1 Comment / Trade Restriction / Clyde Mooney

The NSW Government has released a litter of liquor regulation tweaks to stave off criticism of its nanny-state policies, as parson Premier Mike Baird’s approval ratings reach their lowest ever*. The “package” of measures released yesterday included Government’s long-awaited response to the exalted and ultimately disappointing Callinan Review, in which the Hon Ian Callinan AC […]

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BAIRD EMBRACES DOGS AS SYDNEY SWEATS

News & Releases / Clyde Mooney

NSW Premier Mike Baird has rescinded the knee-jerk decision to kill the greyhound industry, admitting he “got it wrong”, but has less sympathy for liquor and hospitality. Yesterday Baird blankly admitted “We got it wrong, I got it wrong, cabinet got it wrong, the government got it wrong,’’ as he announced a change of heart

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LOCKOUT WARS: SYDNEY MARCHES vs MELBOURNE CHUCKLES

1 Comment / Trade Restriction / Clyde Mooney

Thousands of people marched in the streets of Sydney yesterday to protest the Government’s destruction of the city’s nightlife – right past invitations to party in Melbourne. Keep Sydney Open – a group passionately dedicated to reviving Sydney’s live music scene and night-time economy – rallied up to 10,000 (counts vary) like-minded citizens to demonstrate

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BAIRD STUBBORN AS PARTY GOES TO DOGS OVER KNEE-JERK LEGISLATION

Business & Trade / Clyde Mooney

Premier Baird is standing firm one of his decisions, to ban the greyhound industry in NSW, despite mounting party pressure and the loss of thousands of jobs and hundreds of millions. In July Premier Mike Baird and state National leader Troy Grant announced plans to shut down the greyhound industry, based on a report by

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NSW PREMIER GRANT OPENS DOOR TO LOCKOUT LAW CHANGE

Trade Restriction / Clyde Mooney

Holding the NSW top job for a week, acting Premier Troy Grant has opened the door for reform to Sydney’s lockout and the State’s “unjustified” 10pm bottle shop closure laws. The review by former High Court judge Ian Callinan into the NSW laws around lockouts in the Sydney CBD and Kings Cross and State-wide 10pm

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BAIRD BATTLES AS SYDNEY LOCKOUT BACKLASH LOOMS

Trade Restriction / Clyde Mooney

The NSW Government finds itself defending from shaky ground as public sentiment against the draconian ‘lockout’ and bottleshop laws swells – just in time for “an independent, evidence-based review”. The past nine days have seen NSW Premier Mike Baird on the political back foot, after a LinkedIn article by Freelancer’s Matt Barrie tapped into growing

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BAIRD SUPPOSEDLY BULLIED BY BOOZE INDUSTRY

Anti Liquor & Gaming / Clyde Mooney

The newly-elected Baird Government has been accused of dropping proposed further trade restrictions and licensing requirements after lobbying by industry. The draft guidelines would have seen operators required to exclude anyone seen drinking on approach to a venue, and service limits on “high-risk” days of the year such as Australia Day and Anzac Day. A

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BUYER WANTED FOR BILLY BARRY’S

NSW GOVT BACKS UP ON EGM BUYBACK

STRADBROKE ISLAND BEACH HOTEL EMBARKS ON TRANSFORMATION

GALLAGHER TAKES BACK JACKSONS

SEQ FLIPS TWO EUMUNDIS

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