1/30A couple kissing in the Brunswick Street Mall during New Year's Eve 2020, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane. Photographer: Liam Kidston.
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A New Year’s Eve like no other has been rung in by Brisbane revellers, with COVID restrictions very much setting the tone. But the night wasn’t without the usual antics and drama.
2/30A woman helps her friend take off her shoes in the Middle of the Brunswick Street Mall, New Year's Eve 2020, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane. Photographer: Liam Kidston.
3/30Police handcuff a woman in the Brunswick Street Mall, New Year's Eve 2020, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane. Photographer: Liam Kidston.
4/30Night Watch Chaplains in the crowd at New Year's Eve 2020, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane. Photographer: Liam Kidston.
5/30Helping each other walk down the Brunswick Street Mall, New Year's Eve 2020, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane. Photographer: Liam Kidston.
6/30Public urination on the local councillor's office, New Year's Eve 2020, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane. Photographer: Liam Kidston.
7/30The Chaplains help a woman with a wheel chair and a vomit bag, New Year's Eve 2020, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane. Photographer: Liam Kidston.
8/30People kissing in the street during the start of the new year, New Year's Eve 2020, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane. Photographer: Liam Kidston.
9/30Venue social distancing, New Year's Eve 2020, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane. Photographer: Liam Kidston.
10/30Police handcuff a man in the Brunswick Street Mall, New Year's Eve 2020, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane. Photographer: Liam Kidston.
11/30A man vomits in the street, New Year's Eve 2020, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane. Photographer: Liam Kidston.
12/30Sisters, Bree Poetschka, 22, Tamworth, and Emma Poetschka, 26, Gordon Park, New Year's Eve 2020 at Mr Percival's, Howard Smith Wharves, Brisbane. Photographer: Liam Kidston.
13/30Allira Derek, 30, Clear Island Waters, and Sian Henderson, 27, Biggera Waters, New Year's Eve 2020 at Mr Percival's, Howard Smith Wharves, Brisbane. Photographer: Liam Kidston.
14/30People kissing in the street during the start of the new year, New Year's Eve 2020, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane. Photographer: Liam Kidston.
15/30Samantha Davis, 29, Mermaid Beach, and Anna Miglietta, 26, Albion, New Year's Eve 2020 at Mr Percival's, Howard Smith Wharves, Brisbane. Photographer: Liam Kidston.
16/30New Year's Eve 2020, Howard Smith Wharves, Brisbane. Photographer: Liam Kidston.
17/30The long line for the toilet in the Brunswick Street Mall, New Year's Eve 2020, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane. Photographer: Liam Kidston.
18/30Demika Woolley, 22, Jimboomba, and Madison OÕGrady, 22, Gilston, New Year's Eve 2020, Howard Smith Wharves, Brisbane. Photographer: Liam Kidston.
19/30Low patron numbers at New Year's Eve 2020, Howard Smith Wharves, Brisbane. Photographer: Liam Kidston.
20/30Low patron numbers at New Year's Eve 2020, Howard Smith Wharves, Brisbane. Photographer: Liam Kidston.
21/30A policeman tries to stop people walking in front of traffic, New Year's Eve 2020, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane. Photographer: Liam Kidston.
22/30Emily Lindenberg, 30, Pimpama, and Joshua Pleavin, 30, Pimpama, New Year's Eve 2020 at Mr Percival's, Howard Smith Wharves, Brisbane. Photographer: Liam Kidston.
23/30An ambulance arrives at Cloudland, New Year's Eve 2020, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane. Photographer: Liam Kidston.
24/30Demika Woolley, 22, Jimboomba, and Madison OÕGrady, 22, Gilston, New Year's Eve 2020, Howard Smith Wharves, Brisbane. Photographer: Liam Kidston.
25/30Long lines outside venues during New Year's Eve 2020, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane. Photographer: Liam Kidston.
26/30Sisters, Bree Poetschka, 22, Tamworth, and Emma Poetschka, 26, Gordon Park, New Year's Eve 2020 at Mr Percival's, Howard Smith Wharves, Brisbane. Photographer: Liam Kidston.
27/30Low number of patrons for New Year's Eve 2020, Howard Smith Wharves, Brisbane. Photographer: Liam Kidston.
28/30Long lines outside venues during New Year's Eve 2020, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane. Photographer: Liam Kidston.
29/30Teah Mackenzie, 20, Booval, and Charlotte Berry, 20, Paddington, New Year's Eve 2020, Howard Smith Wharves, Brisbane. Photographer: Liam Kidston.
30/30Night Watch Chaplains in the crowd at New Year's Eve 2020, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane. Photographer: Liam Kidston.
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