As Sydney languishes under the weight of lockouts and trade restrictions, Diageo recently assembled a brains trust to discuss the city’s revival and plans for moving forward. The world’s largest drinks manufacturer has an unrivalled perspective on alcohol consumption and societal trends, and emphasized the fact that populations around the world have been drinking ‘less […]
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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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The New South Wales Office of Liquor, Gaming & Racing has reported a massive response to requests for input on Sydney’s controversial lockout laws and State bottleshop closure. The Callinan Review, fronted by the Hon. Ian Callinan AC QC, is mandated to assess for the State Government all benefits and downsides of the 1:30am lockout,
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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
Independent MP Billy Gordon has come out against the controversial plan for State-wide lockouts in Queensland, announcing plans to team with two Katter Party MPs to veto the bill. The State election in January saw Queensland Labor vow to address alcohol-related violence, and to date this has centred around consideration of 1am lockouts and 3am
A discerning voice has rung out against Queensland Labor’s “blanket legislation” to introduce State-wide lockouts, with FNQ MP Billy Gordon calling for actual evidence. Concerned the proposed lockout laws will have detrimental effects in his electorate, Gordon warns the Labor Government it will need to provide “substantive evidence” that venues in the area actually have
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