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MP IN SPOTLIGHT FOR BOOZY PUB INCIDENT

Posted on September 19th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
A Queensland MP and her husband are in hot water over an alleged alcohol-fuelled incident at a pub in her electorate. Saturday 10 September, Brittany Lauga – first-term MP for the seat of Keppel – and her husband, Wayne, were

NSW PREMIER GRANT OPENS DOOR TO LOCKOUT LAW CHANGE

Posted on July 25th, 2016 by 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

MASS BRAWLS SYDNEY & MELBOURNE HIGHLIGHT CLUELESS RULE-MAKERS

Posted on March 14th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
A massive weekend of violence in Sydney and Melbourne has put a spotlight on the folly of measures to date to address escalating anti-social behaviour. Recent weeks have seen fundamentally peaceful demonstrations in Sydney protesting the draconian ‘lockout’ laws that

CASINO CAPERS – WHERE THE BOUNDARIES END

Posted on February 19th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
As NSW’ northern neighbour slips into lockout purgatory, more voices emerge to question the role of casinos in the changing landscape. Further to the discussion in PubTIC Magazine’s latest edition, the exclusion of casinos from the lockout noose is poorly

LOCKOUT CLOSES DOORS ON DARLING HARBOUR BAR

Posted on July 1st, 2015 by Clyde Mooney
Well-known Darling Harbour bar La Cita has closed citing the “radical” drop in business due to the Sydney CBD ‘lockout’ laws. CRS Insolvency Services has been appointed, after approximately $580,000 of debt was accumulated before the owners determined to file