An Obituary For Sydney’s Lockout Laws (2014-2021)
Here lies Sydney’s lockout laws (2014-2021): dead and buried all too late for a city in cultural decline.
9 February 2021
9 February 2021
The remainder of Sydney s lockout laws passed away yesterday, just weeks after their seventh birthday. Their demise was gravely confirmed by the NSW government, who said Kings Cross has transformed from the violent precinct that birthed the laws. As such, last drinks would be pushed to 3:30am in the precinct, completing the citywide relaxation. Lockout laws were given a terminal diagnosis in January 2020, when they were ditched by Premier Gladys Berijiklian everywhere apart from Kings Cross.