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NSW PREMIER MIKE BAIRD CELEBRATES THE LAST WOG MOVING OUT OF KINGS CROSS: BETOOTA

NSW Premier Mike Baird was seen last night enjoying several responsible, early-evening, mid-strength beverages – as he met with advisors to celebrate the last man of western oriental heritage moving out of Kings Cross. Mr Baird was in high spirits as he allowed himself to unwind, but not too much, as he congratulated himself for ‘getting […]

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KINGS CROSS OPERATORS BANNED FOR LIFE FOR ILLEGAL BAR AND DRUGS

News & Releases / Clyde Mooney

Two men have been barred for life from operating a licensed NSW venue after running an illegal addition to a Kings Cross strip club, serving alcohol and drugs. On 10 and 17 December last year, police detected that level 1 of the building at 77 Darlinghurst Road, Potts Point was being used to conduct private

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SUGARMILL PATRON ARRESTED FOR PULLING FAKE GUN

In the Courts / Clyde Mooney

A 23-year-old man has been arrested for drawing and waving around a fake gun in Keystone’s Sugarmill Hotel, in Kings Cross. Around 9:30 on Saturday night in the Sugarmill’s Kit & Kaboodle, the man allegedly pulled the replica pistol out of his waistband, pointed it at another patron, then waived it above his head. Inspector

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CALLINAN REVIEW: POLITICAL PAWN PLAYED AND WON

Trade Restriction / Clyde Mooney

The much-anticipated Callinan Review tome into Sydney’s punitive licensing laws has finally arrived after six months, producing the required officially unquestionable grounds upon which to do nothing. Over 1800 people and businesses made complex submissions to the process, intellectual debates raged over the destruction of Sydney’s nightlife and live music scene, thousands rallied in the

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SYDNEY CLOSED HOTEL EULOGY STRIKES A CHORD

Bush Telegraph - News / Clyde Mooney

A stirring video tribute to some of the victims of the lockouts and trade restrictions around Kings Cross and Oxford Street has reached around a million views in two days. ‘Sydney Closed’ is an eerie, time-lapse video created by David May and Tim Pass, of Surry Hills company Shifted Pictures. The pair have an affiliation

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BUMBLING BANDITS JAILED FOR ROBBING PUB WHERE THEY WORKED

Crime / Clyde Mooney

Four former employees of the Vegas Hotel have been sentenced for a brazen robbery on the Kings Cross pub in mid-2013. CCTV caught the dramatic break-in and heist – all staged to draw attention from the four employees’ identities. Their faces covered, Adam Elshaimy and Ammar Chahal were seen smashing through the glass entry to

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KINGS CROSS OWNER CONVICTED FOR OPERATING ILLEGAL BAR

In the Courts / Clyde Mooney

The DreamGirls nightmare has continued for owner Michael Frank Amante, as battles with OLGR and a raid in December result in closure of the venue, and now his conviction. Police and officers of OLGR (now Liquor & Gaming NSW – L&GNSW) simultaneously raided strip clubs DreamGirls and Bada Bing on 19 December, 2015. Three individuals

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DATA SHOWS AVERAGE ASSAULTS AT THE STAR DOUBLED AFTER LOCKOUT

News & Releases / Clyde Mooney

The Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) has painted a somewhat rosy picture of the role of The Star in alcohol-related violence in Sydney. Today releasing data from the beginning of 2009 until December 2015, the figures on recorded assaults present a fairly clear before and after picture, despite covering less than two years

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NEW LICENCE BAN CONTINUES AS NSW GOVT PONDERS LOCKOUTS

Trade Restriction / Clyde Mooney

The NSW Government has announced it will continue a freeze on new licences in Sydney’s CBD and Kings Cross, ahead of the review it will begin this month into Sydney’s controversial and increasingly unpopular ‘lockout’ laws. Keeping the gate locked, lest the bolted horse actually return, NSW Deputy Premier and Justice Minister Troy Grant told

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SYDNEY NIGHT ECONOMY REPORT PROVES DEVASTATION, PROMPTS EDUCATION: INDUSTRY

1 Comment / Trade Restriction / Clyde Mooney

The City of Sydney’s latest report into the Late Night Economy confirms the massive drop in visitor numbers in the lockout zones, and prompts calls for a national solution to stop the bleeding. Statistics on pedestrian numbers and surveys were gathered at more than 50 locations throughout the CBD, Kings Cross and surrounding areas, including

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SOLOTEL SNARES A SET OF PUBLIC PUBS

REILLY FINDS A FRIEND

TAVERN SHUT DOWN AFTER WOMAN FOUND IN THE ROOF

FRIENDSHIPS FORGED IN HISTORY AND PUB GAMES IN NEW ZEALAND

PADDINGTON’S VILLAGE STAYS INN

VGCCC REPORTS A BUSY YEAR

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