lockouts
Is The Opera House Sydney's Last Club?
The Good God VIVID Festival installation, at one of the world's most iconic monuments, is an anomaly—and a beacon of hope—in the city's floundering nightlife.
I Spent a Night Touring Sydney's Worst Rated Nightclubs
With a bunch of reviews from Google Maps, I set out to defend the worst spots in town.
Sydney's Anti-Lockout Protesters Delivered Two Years' Worth of Anger to Parliament
Keep Sydney Open compiled 12,000 signatures and delivered them to Parliament on Thursday. Most MPs responded by not being there, save for a few glued to their phones.
Two Drag Queens Explain How to Do Sydney Mardi Gras Right
With the parade kicking off Saturday night, we asked Penny Tration and Maxi Flow for their tips on how and where to party.
How Sydney Got Locked Out by Politics, Casinos, and Billion-Dollar Bullshit
Somehow good intentions and big money have shaped a city few of us are proud of.
Here Comes Another Annoying Crackdown in NSW
This time it's cyclists. From Tuesday fines for minor offences will rise, including a $106 price on riding without a valid ID.
It’s Midnight in Sydney and There’s Nowhere to Go
Anger at the city's lockout laws seems to be hitting critical mass. We visited Newtown on Friday to gauge this sense of frustration.
Sydney Rallied Against Lockout Laws, House Prices, and General Shittyness Yesterday
This year's Reclaim the Streets rally attracted its biggest turnout yet.
Will Newtown be the Next Casualty of Sydney’s Lockout Laws?
Newtown, Sydney's hub on alternative culture, is bringing in self-imposed lockouts to deal with Kings Cross reveller runoff.
Photos of People Who Didn't Get Into Sydney Nightclubs
We asked people shut out of clubs in Newtown what they thought the problem was.
Emergency Room Doctors Say the Sydney Lockout Is Working
"Everything from a cut above the eye, through to the fracture of the cheekbone or broken nose, right through to a fractured skull...that whole spectrum has declined since the lockout laws."
Australia's Drunken Teens Have Nothing On Their Parents
If you believe recent headlines, Australian youth are booze-fuelled little turds prone to acts of violence. The reality is that Australians are consuming less alcohol per capita today than in the beer-swilling 70s and 80s.