Sydney lockout laws
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.
- by 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.
- by 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.
- by 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.
- by 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.
- by 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.
- by 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.
- by Robert Moran
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Sydney
Sydney bouncers need to improve their manners before lockout laws end
Security guards can get a hard rap. But you can’t help feeling that in Sydney, they often deserve it.
- by Gary Nunn
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NSW
Kings Cross businesses want removal of injecting centre to revive strip
The stance comes as the government on Tuesday revealed Sydney’s remaining lockout laws will be axed next month and restrictions on Kings Cross will be lifted to allow venues to open beyond 1.30am.
- by Angus Thompson and Lucy Cormack
Sydney’s final lockout laws axed to revive CBD
Sydney’s final lockout laws will be axed as the government tries to revitalise the night-time economy.
- by Alexandra Smith
'Ghost town at night': Can Oxford Street ever recover from COVID-19?
Lively nightlife was returning to Oxford Street earlier this year following the easing of lockout laws. But then COVID struck.
- by Andrew Taylor
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