News & Opinions
Here we've captured what the media and others are saying when it's relevant to our area.
November 2008
Lockout winners ask for more, 19 November 2008, Harley Dennett (Sydney Star Observer)
Clubs fight back, 12 November 2008, Harley Dennett (Sydney Star Observer)
Lockout and fines as Rees intervenes, 5 November 2008, Harley Dennett (Sydney Star Observer)
Clover Moore's alcohol clampdown in CBD, Kings Cross, Oxford St, 4 November 2008 (Daily Telegraph)
October 2008
Nathan Rees proclaims his Rum Rebellion on alcohol laws, 30 October 2008, Joe Hildebrand (Daily Telegraph)
Action on alcohol-fuelled violence, 30 October 2008 (City of Sydney Council)
Oxford St to dry out, 22 October 2008, Harley Dennett (Sydney Star Observer)
Police get tough on booze, 22 October 2008, Harley Dennett (Sydney Star Observer)
Rees calls time in booze blitz, 21 October 2008, Andrew Clennell, Dylan Welch & Matthew Moore (Sydney Morning Herald)
Premier lurches to a call for last drinks, 20 October 2008, Andrew Clennell (Sydney Morning Herald)
NSW police sick and tired of pub violence, 16 October 2008, Gemma Jones (Daily Telegraph)
Nightclubs under renewed pressure, 15 October 2008, Harley Dennett (Sydney Star Observer)
Choosing to booze all night, 15 October 2008, Garry Linnell (Daily Telegraph)
All pubs, clubs in NSW face 2am closing, 15 October 2008, Simon Benson (Daily Telegraph)
Alcohol fuelled violence, 13 October 2008 (City of Sydney Council)
Readers demand pubs shut early, 13 October 2008 (Daily Telegraph)
You demand pubs shut early to stop boozy bashings, 13 October 2008 (Daily Telegraph)
NSW Health supports closing pubs early, 13 October 2008 (ABC News)
Shut pubs early to stop violence: police, 13 October 2008 (Sydney Morning Herald)
Court makes its mark on our venues, 1 October 2008, Harley Dennett (Sydney Star Observer)
Taylor Square a 'war zone', 1 October 2008, Harley Dennett (Sydney Star Observer)
September 2008
Alcohol-related hospital visits rocket, with ladettes the worst, 28 September 2008, Health Gilmor (Sydney Morning Herald)
Police step up grog war, 28 September 2008, Health Gilmor (Sydney Morning Herald)
DCM wants longer trading hours, 24 Septemeber 2008, Harley Dennett (Sydney Star Observer)
August 2008
DCM finds a loophole, 23 August 2008, Harley Dennett (Sydney Star Observer)
Club loses 24-hour trading, 18 August 2008, Leesha McKenny (Sydney Morning Herald)
Oxford St nightclub refused 24-hour trading, 17 August 2008 (City of Sydney)
Oxford Street ideas, 6 August 2008, Adam Bub (SX News)
July 2008
Brawl outside the Burdekin, 30 July 2008, Harley Dennett (Sydney Star Observer)
Three arrested after brawl, 27 July 2008 (NSW Police)
More Culture needed on Oxford Street, 23 July 2008, Reg Domingo (SX News)
Zero tolerance call for Oxford Street, 23 July 2008, Ani Lamont (Sydney Star Observer)
Smokers 'Killing Oxford Street', 17 July 2008, Harley Dennett (Sydney Star Observer)
City appoints Oxford St ideas woman, 9 July 2008, Ani Lamont (Sydney Star Observer)
Call for trams on Oxford Street, 9 July 2008, Harley Dennett (Sydney Star Observer)
Gaff to push licence again, 9 July 2008, Harley Dennett (Sydney Star Observer)
Caution urged at Oxford Street crossings, 9 July 2008, Katrina Fox (SX News)
Holes in the pink wall, 9 July 2008 (SX News)
Council watches fees and queues, 1 July 2008, Sunanda Creagh (Sydney Morning Herald)
June 2008
‘Operation Rolling Thunder II’ storms the city, 22 June 2008 (NSW Police)
Venues welcome PoPE’s end, 19 June 2008, Ashley Devine (City Hub - News)
One door closes ..., 18 June 2008 (SX News)
Crackdown on booze trouble, 15 June 2008, Heath Gilmore (Sydney Morning Herald)
Machine gun seized – Surry Hills, 11 June 2008 (NSW Police)
Operation Rolling Thunder storms into Surry Hills, 9 June 2008 (NSW Police)
Pubs call 2.30am time, 7 June 2008, Andrew Tillett (Manly Daily)
May 2008
The new hard liquor man, 31 May 2008, David Humphries (Sydney Morning Herald)
Police chiefs call for war on drunks, 28 May 2008, Dylan Welch (Sydney Morning Herald)
Alcohol-related social harms: a policing perspective, 27 May 2008 (NSW Police)
Locks go on late night pub crawls, 24 May 2008, Phillip Coorey (Sydney Morning Herald)
Police talks begin, 22 May 2008, Harley Dennet (Sydney Star Observer)
New vision for Sydney's first Little Italy, 19 May 2008, Roje Adaimy (City News)
Oxford Street facelift to wait another year, 15 May 2008, Harley Dennett (Sydney Star Observer)
April 2008
Liquor licensing officers 'aren't miracle workers', 23 April 2008 (ABC News)
Sozzled Sydney crime rise, 23 April 2008, Jordan Baker (Sydney Morning Herald)
Pubs face shame file as crime rate surges, 23 April 2008, Jordan Baker & Andrew Clennel (Sydney Morning Herald)
March 2008
Mayor's plan to shut beach hotels early, 27 March 2008, Matthew Moore (Sydney Morning Herald)
Pub music may dry up after copyright rise, 22 March 2008, Erik Jensen (Sydney Morning Herald)
Closing time: court upholds hotel decision, 21 March 2008, Matthew Moore (Sydney Morning Herald)
Residents unite to battle against hotel saturation, 19 March 2008, Harley Dennett (Sydney Star Observer)
New liquor rules will ruin us: pubs, 19 March 2008, Matthew Moore (Sydney Morning Herald)
The remaking of Oxford Street, 15 March 2008, Susan Wellings (Sydney Morning Herald)
Ban on late spirit sales, 15 March 2008, Paul Bibby (Sydney Morning Herald)
Liquor lockout law, 14 March 2008, Dan Proudman (Newcastle Herald)
Drinking spots 'need planning', 13 March 2008, Harley Dennett (Sydney Star Observer)
Home truths about liquor violence, 13 March 2008, Harley Dennett (Sydney Star Observer)
Commander puts the call out for witnesses, 13 March 2008, Harley Dennett (Sydney Star Observer)
Super crime unit to fight homophobia, 13 March 2008, Harley Dennett (Sydney Star Observer)
Licensed Premises where incidents of assault were most common (January-September 2007), 11 March 2007 (Bureau of Crime Statistics Research)
Revealed: the most violent pubs and clubs, 11 March 2008, Matthew Moore (Sydney Morning Herald)
Govt to tackle binge drinking culture, 10 March 2007 (The 7.30 Report)
Crime Fighting Partnership, 6 March 2008, NSW Police
Sydney authorities form crime partnership, 6 March 2008, ABC News
Police to aim for trust, 5 March 2008, Robert-Burton-Bradley (Central)
Police operation results – Mardi Gras, 2 March 2008 (NSW Police)
Police Force’s new spokesperson on gay, lesbian and transgender issues to march in Mardi Gras parade, 1 March 2008 (NSW Police)
February 2008
Drug syndicate dismantled, three arrested – Surry Hills, 28 February 2008 (NSW Police)
Heads roll in police shake-up, 21 February 2008, Harley Dennett (Sydney Star Observer)
Abuse of alcohol an epidemic, PM warns, 21 February 2008, Mark Metherell (Sydney Morning Herald)
Residents win court battle against Darlinghurst night club, 20 February 2008 (City of Sydney Council)
New strategy unveiled for Surry Hills, 16 February 2008 (NSW Police)
Command change for Surry Hills police, 16 February 2008, Dylan Welch (Sydney Morning Herald)
Oxford Street's Identity Crisis, 6 February 2008, Brad Ruting (Sydney Star Observer)
Weary fight club, 6 February 2008, Lisa Capozzi (Central)
January 2008
Clubs push for more, 31 January 2008, Harley Dennett (Sydney Star Observer)
Lovney: Enough is enough, 31 January 2008, Harley Dennett (Sydney Star Observer)
No more - The battle to reclaim Oxford Street, 30 January 2008 (Central)
Search for solutions starts, 24 January 2008, Harley Dennett (Sydney Star Observer)
Police deny prejudice claims, 24 January 2008, Harley Dennett (Sydney Star Observer)
Shop, horror - nightmare on Oxford Street, 23 January 2008, Elizabeth Farrelly (Sydney Morning Herald)
Raise a glass to revive a tawdry square, 21 January 2008, Jano Gibson (Sydney Morning Herald)
Gays to go on the march after spate of attacks, 19 January 2008, Dylan Welch & Joel Gibson (Sydney Morning Herald)
Oxford Street as bad as Kings Cross (video), 18 January 2008 (Yahoo7 News)
Venues create safety network for strip, 17 January 2008, Cara Davis (Sydney Star Observer)
Police minister intervenes, 17 January 2008, Harley Dennett & Cara Davis (Sydney Star Observer)
Evening vigil of unity, 17 January 2008, Harley Dennett (Sydney Star Observer)
How can we fix Oxford Street? Blog, 16 January 2008 (Sydney Morning Herald)
Crime Inc's riders, 12 January 2008, Jordan Baker (Sydney Morning Herald)
It's time to demand action, 10 January 2008, Scott Abrahams (Sydney Star Observer)
Moore: The buck stops here, 10 January 2008, Cara Davis (Sydney Star Observer)
December 2007
Planning changes unworkable: councils, 31 December 2007, Brian Robins (Sydney Morning Herald)
Drunk & Deadly: The fight to keep late-night drinkers under control, 12 December 2007 (Central)
Oxford Street beset with violence, 3 December 2007, Heath Aston (The Daily Telegraph)
Man charged after attack on Oxford St, 2 December 2007, (Sydney Morning Herald)
Early morning pokies and drinking given the flick (QLD), 2 December 2007, (Sydney Morning Herald)
Joke with comic star was fatal: OXFORD St at night can be a dangerous place, 1 December 2007, Kara Lawrence (The Daily Telegraph)
November 2007
Pub a security worry: Multiplex, 28 November 2007, Jordan Baker & Jano Gibson (Sydney Morning Herald)
Oxford Street safe place opens, 22 November 2007, Cara Davis (Sydney Star Observer)
64 hours of steady drinking, 17 November 2007, Sunanda Creagh (Sydney Morning Herald)
Promise to end street violence, 15 November 2007, Cara Davis (Sydney Star Observer)
Up your street: crime zones plotted, 10 November 2007, Catharine Munro (Sydney Morning Herald)
Change in drinking laws won't make Sydney less dull, 10 November 2007, Elizabeth Farrelly (Sydney Morning Herald)
Investigation into DJ piracy amid claims newcomers are stealing the show, 10 November 2007, Asher Moses (Sydney Morning Herald)
Cave-in: small bars triumph, 6 November 2007, Andrew Clennell (Sydney Morning Herald)
Police to target alcohol-fuelled crime through high-visibility operations, 2 November 2007 (NSW Police)
October 2007
Man 'beaten' with milk crate in central Sydney, 15 October 2007 (Sydney Morning Herald)
Police rethink gay safety, 11 October 2007, Harley Dennett (Sydney Star Observer)
Gay bashings bring Clover, Campbell out, 7 October 2007, Nicholas Baker (Sun Herald)
September 2007
Gays to set up security patrol to curb attacks, 30 September 2007, John Kidman (Sun Herald)
Small bars are not small beer, 27 September 2007, Ken Morrison (Sydney Morning Herald)
Donations inquiry stymied by Iemma Government, 27 September 2007, Andrew Clennell (Sydney Morning Herald)
Hotel warlords rile Keating, 27 September 2007, Sunanda Creagh (Sydney Morning Herald)
Shouts all round for MPs, 25 September 2007, Brian Robins (Sydney Morning Herald)
Powerful ally joins fight for small bars, 25 September 2007, Sunanda Creagh (Sydney Morning Herald)
More than one too many, 24 September 2007, Editorial (Sydney Morning Herald)
Moore on front foot in fight on small bars, 24 September 2007, Sunanda Creagh (Sydney Morning Herald)
Overhaul opens way for pokies and hours, 22 September 2007, Alexandra Smith (Sydney Morning Herald)
Extension to pub trading likely, 21 September 2007, David Braithwaite & Andrew Clennell (Sydney Morning Herald)
Beer barn culture needs a redesign, 19 September 2007, Editorial (Sydney Morning Herald)
Councils want to set closing time for pubs, 19 September 2007, Sunanda Creagh (Sydney Morning Herald)
The worse for drink: pub violence soars, 18 September 2007, David Braithwaite (Sydney Morning Herald)
The cost of police time spent dealing with alcohol-related crime in NSW, 17 September 2007 (NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics Research)
Cost of alcohol-related crime, 17 September 2007 (NSW Police)
The path to banality: endless facelifts fail to create a street-wise city, 15 September 2007, Lisa Pryor (Sydney Morning Herald)
Appeal over shooting – Surry Hills, 2 September 2007 (NSW Police)
Clover warns rogue clubs to shape up, 13 September 2007, Harley Dennett (Sydney Star Observer)
August 2007
Drug peddler faces charges, August 27 2007 (Yahoo!7 News / Video)
Drug bust in Oxford Street nightclub, August 26 2007 (Yahoo!7 News / Video)
Sydney woman refused bail over ecstasy, August 26 2007 (The Age)
Two arrested on drug supply charges following raid on Darlinghurst nightclub, 26 August 2007 (NSW Police)
Booze lobby rolls Clover, August 26 2007 (Sydney Morning Herald)
Beat goes on and so do the residents, August 25 2007, Sunanda Creagh (Sydney Morning Herald)
The man in a bar brawl with Clover, August 25 2007, David Humphries (Sydney Morning Herald)
Moore fails to convince Liberals on liquor laws, August 24 2007, Alexandra Smith (Sydney Morning Herald)
Time to break the beer culture, August 23 2007, Alexandra Smith (Sydney Morning Herald)
No resolution to violence on strip; City of Sydney Council and NSW Police in blame game, August 22 2007, Katrina Fox (SX)
Nightclub baron faces knockback, August 19 2007, Heath Gilmore & Angela Cuming (Sun-Herald)
The best Sydney bar: it's in Melbourne, August 18 2007, Matthew Evans (Sydney Morning Herald)
Lose yourself … among the pokies and plasma, August 18 2007, Sunanda Creagh (Sydney Morning Herald)
Poll shows we don't feel safe, August 16 2007, Harley Dennett (Sydney Star Observer)
Thugs targeting gay clubs and bars, August 12 2007, John Kidman (Sydney Morning Herald)
Alarm at hidden increase in homophobic attacks , August 12 2007, John Kidman (Sydney Morning Herald)
Retailers bite Clover's Gowings pick, August 9 2007, Harley Dennett (Sydney Star Observer)
Don't inflict effete Melbourne ways: hotels, August 4 2007, Sunanda Creagh (Sydney Morning Herald)
Leave Sydney pubs alone, August 1 2007, Peter Gosnell (The Daily Telegraph)
July 2007
City encourages responsible pubs and clubs, July 26 2007 (City of Sydney)
Mayor blasts super speakers that give out bad vibes, July 24 2007, Sunanda Creagh (Sydney Morning Herald)
Tighter Noise Controls for Inner City Residents, 20 July 2007 (Clover's eNews 356)
Review of the Protection of the Environment Operations (Noise Control) Regulation 2000, 18 July 2007, Clover Moore's submission to the Noise Control Regulation Review
Drugs more important than dancing: study, July 12 2007, (ABC News)
Music industry fights back over club fee, July 11 2007, Edmund Tadros (Sydney Morning Herald)
Clubs in spin over record fee increases, July 11 2007, Arjun Ramachandran & Sunanda Creagh (Sydney Morning Herald)
June 2007
Drinking problem is lack of will on overall measures, June 30 2007, Adele Horin (Sydney Morning Herald)
City names cigarette butt littering hotspots, June 26 2007 (City of Sydney)
Police get tough on bikies for club chaos, June 17 2007, Angela Cuming (Sydney Morning Herald)
Court's Nightclub Decision Welcome, 8 June 2007 (Clover's eNews 350)
May 2007
Political donations from hotels: bad for our health?, May 29 2007, Lee Rhiannon & Norman Thompson (ON LINE opinion)
Midnight ramblers are spoiling city life, May 19 2007, David Rowe (Sydney Morning Herald)
Pushing for Police Action, 11 May 2007 (Clover's eNews 346)
Three injured in drive-by attack, May 6 2007, Eamonn Duff (Sun Herald)
April 2007
Policing data is crossed out with thick blue line, April 26 2007, Matthew Moore,(Sydney Morning Herald)
Bar imposed on naming dodgy pubs, April 25 2007, Matthew Moore (Sydney Morning Herald)
Drinking provokes fighting on beaches, April 25 2007, Edmund Tadros and Sunanda Creagh (Sydney Morning Herald)
Call to monitor pubs that sell to drunks, April 24 2007, Jonathan Pearlman (Sydney Morning Herald)
Alcohol Research Confirms Action Needed, 20 April 2007 (Clover's eNews 343)
Call for 24-hour pubs to be closed, April 20 2007, Jonathan Pearlman (Sydney Morning Herald)
Councils fail to stop late bar go-ahead, April 20 2007, Sunanda Creagh and Edmund Tadros (Sydney Morning Herald)
Drunk young males fuel rise in violent crime, April 19 2007, Jonathan Pearlman (Sydney Morning Herald)
Crime's down, except for young drunks, April 19 2007 (Sydney Morning Herald)
Pubs and punch-ups, April 20 2007, Editorial (Sydney Morning Herald)
More alcohol, more often is hardly the solution to a growing problem, April 20 2007, Wayne Hall (Sydney Morning Herald)
City Work on Smoking Ban Impacts , 13 April 2007 (Clover's eNews 342)
Drug and Alcohol Strategy on Exhibition, 6 April 2007 (Clover's eNews 341)
Noisy Vehicles, 6 April 2007 (Clover's eNews 341)
March 2007
Oxford Street's political facelift, March 12 2007, Andrew Small (Sydney Morning Herald)
Pre-2007
Oxford Street is baring all, and it's no mardi gras, August 16 2006, Elizabeth Farrelly (Sydney Morning Herald)
Counting the cost of alcohol, December 15 2005, Sheryl Taylor (National Nine News)