News Politics The NSW Government will scrap the last of the lockout laws in Kings Cross by Ria Pandey Shots, cocktails, and drinking out of glass cups after 1:30 am will finally return to Sydney’s Kings Cross after almost seven years of the lockout laws. The lockout laws were…
News Rejoice! Syndey’s lockout laws will be gone on January 14th by Luke Haggart The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) has just announced date-based changes to be made to the lockout laws as well as a series of strategies to revitalise Sydney’s nightlife economy….
News Say goodbye to lockout laws in Sydney’s CBD by Claudia Schmidt It looks like the lockout laws which made Sydney (in)famous may finally be winding down. NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has just announced that the laws, which prohibit entry into licensed…
News You can now party at The Lansdowne Hotel until 5am, starting this month by Claudia Schmidt Sydney’s The Lansdowne Hotel has extended its licence to 5am, also allowing patrons to enter the venue after 1:30am. The news comes alongside the announcement of international party juggernaut, A…
News Have your say on the future of Sydney’s lockout laws by Raghav Iyer It has been nearly half a decade since Sydney’s controversial lockout laws were legislated through NSW Parliament. The impact this has had on Sydney’s nightlife has been noticeable: there are…
News Sydney’s lockout laws likely to be relaxed as Gladys Berejiklian calls for review by Luke Saunders Gladys Berejiklian has called for a review of the legislation of Sydney’s lockout laws, five years after they were introduced. After a huge push from the Greens party and the…
News Saving Sydney’s nightlife: a revolutionary new plan by Luke Saunders It is no secret that over recent years the fun police have honed in on Sydney, causing the city’s nightlife to struggle, with some questioning whether it may come to…
News NSW Government music and arts inquiry finds the state in a “music venue crisis” by Happy The NSW Government’s report on an inquiry into our music and arts sectors has been published today, outlining the committee’s findings and a set of 60 recommendations aimed at revitalising…
News “This is just the beginning”: Sydney lockout laws have been relaxed at four venues by Lara Smetannikov Four new venues have just been granted some leeway from the Lockout Laws in response to Robert Borsak’s bill to lift the legislation. Robert Borsak of the Shooters, Farmers and…
News Keep Sydney Open to hold Thursday rally while government discusses Lockout Laws by Lara Smetannikov Keep Sydney Open will be holding a rally to coincide with a bill that will be put to the Legislative Council to lift Sydney’s lock-out laws. The Daily Telegraph reported…
News Clover Moore suggests lockout law exemptions for “well-managed” live music venues by Louise Osborne In a recent statement, Sydney’s Lord Mayor Clover Moore stated that she is working towards making specific live music venues, bars and other nightlife spots exempt from lockout laws if…
News Sydney Fringe Festival announce their first month-long Oxford Street takeover by Happy Sydney Fringe Festival have just announced some simply massive plans for their 2018 festivities – a full-bore takeover of Oxford Street lasting the entirety of September. From September 1st through…
News The Preatures frontwoman Isabella Manfredi speaks against lockout laws at NSW music hearing by Bill Robinson Since being introduced in early 2014, Sydney’s lockout laws have done fair whack of damage to the local music scene. Now, the state government are conducting an enquiry into the…
