Archives: January 2014

Separating Alcohol and Violence

Sydney Morning Herlad SIMON MCGORAM IS AN AUTHORITY ON COCKTAILS, SPIRITUOUS LIQUOR AND BAR ROOM ANTICS. When was the last time you had too many of these and decided to king-hit someone? Photo: Jessica Shapiro How was your Australia Day? Did it involve a couple beers or a glass of vino, and...

Entering a living hell from just one punch

Aisha Dow January 25, 2014 The Age Robyn Brewin with her son James Macready-Bryan. Seven years after he was king hit, the former Monash University law student has learnt to smile again, but vocal communication is limited. Photo: Jason South Andrew Kaye holds a model of a skull in his hand and...

Thousand sign petition against new drink laws

Sydney Morning Herald Rachel Olding Young partygoers have ridiculed the NSW government’s raft of measures to tackle alcohol-related violence, accusing Premier Barry O’Farrell of killing the city’s nightlife and vowing to post petitions on the doors of nightclubs. Andrew Levins, DJ and owner of The Dip restaurant at the late-trading...

Restrictions May Push Violence into Suburbs

Sydney Morning Herald Nicole Hasham A drastic crackdown on central Sydney pubs and clubs will turn drunken revellers onto the street with few ways of getting home, the hotel lobby has warned. The fears were echoed by Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore, who says the measures risk shifting the problem...

Punch drunk: it’s just another power trip

Mark Dapin Sydney Morning Herald People attack other people because, for them, it’s fun. I walked out of the pub and woke up in the back of an ambulance. I remember only a little of what happened in between. I noticed five men on the other side of the road,...

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