Sydney lockout laws
‘Worse than lockouts’: Outcry over police plan to crack down on Sydney hotspot
Critics say a bid to introduce facial recognition cameras and booze restrictions at the popular late-night venue would have a “chilling effect” on crowds.
- Megan Gorrey
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Brutally beaten as teen for being gay, Jesse Matheson got detention, his attackers nothing
The youngest ever Mardi Gras CEO is driven to make it a very visible festival where people like him can be themselves safely – even joyously.
- Gary Nunn
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- NSW State Parliament
Lockouts and lockdowns cut a generation out of nightclubs. That’s about to end
The last of the lockout laws, which were implemented following the deaths of two young men, will now be revoked.
- Max Maddison
Thomas Kelly’s father says family ‘blindsided’ by parole process as son’s killer released
Kieran Loveridge walked out of Broken Hill prison on Friday. An angry Ralph Kelly says the family were kept in the dark about his behaviour in jail during a final parole hearing.
- Sally Rawsthorne
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- Courts
Thomas Kelly’s parents speak of ‘double life sentence’ as his killer gets parole
Kieran Loveridge, now 30, will be released from prison more than a decade on from the one-punch attack that killed the 18-year-old.
- Sally Rawsthorne
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- Night-time economy
Labor vows to empower Sydney’s ‘night mayor’ to take on bureaucrats, police
The opposition says the state’s 24-hour Economy Commissioner Michael Rodrigues is hamstrung by bureaucrats with little experience of evening entertainment.
- Michael Koziol
The Presets on Sydney’s nightlife reset – and the lockout law that still exists
As venues rush to throw parties and schedule talent, new challenges have emerged, including an overcrowded market and the rising cost of living.
- Michael Koziol
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- Crime
Violence spread across city by lockout laws could hurt Sydney’s nightlife revival
The effect of the lockout laws in improving public safety was overstated, while a fall in assaults in the Sydney CBD and Kings Cross was offset by a rise in trouble in areas within walking distance of the lockout zone.
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Construction sector set to lose billions in ‘catastrophic’ shutdown
Major developers and peak building industry bodies warn the NSW state government’s decision to put the brakes on construction work will cost jobs and sink the state economy.
- Carolyn Cummins and Nick Bonyhady
‘Huge relief’: $24 million package a timely reprieve for live music venues
Live music venues across NSW had been facing increased uncertainty with the end of JobKeeper.
- Robert Moran