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  • Daytime glassing Daytime glassing

    A 22-year-old man was chased and glassed in Hyde Park on Sunday afternoon despite walking with a group of friends in daylight. The incident took place around 5pm near the entrance ... Read more

    Wed February 18th, 2009 - 3 Comments

  • Arrest 17 years after Oxford St murder Arrest 17 years after Oxford St murder

    The man has been arrested for the 1991 murder of 27-year-old Felipe Flores, last seen leaving the Exchange Hotel. Unsolved Homicide Team detectives made the arrest in Launceston last night with ... Read more

    Fri December 5th, 2008 - No Comments

  • Gay venues wrongly targeted: ACON Gay venues wrongly targeted: ACON

    The 2am lockout of four gay venues will likely increase alcohol-related assaults against gay and lesbian people and could harm successes in keeping HIV rates low in NSW, ACON has ... Read more

    Wed November 5th, 2008 - 6 Comments

  • Violence continues Violence continues

    Police are still tallying up the fights that broke out across Surry Hills, Kings Cross and the CBD over the weekend, in which one man was stabbed, several left with ... Read more

    Wed November 5th, 2008 - 9 Comments

  • When the clock strikes two When the clock strikes two

    There were a reported five glassings in Sydney over the weekend. Only one occurred after 2am. One happened as early as 9.30pm and another two before midnight. Despite the horror stories, ... Read more

    Wed October 29th, 2008 - No Comments

  • Police get tough on booze Police get tough on booze

    Surry Hills Police are pushing for a new code of conduct in local drinking barns before the influx of alcohol-related crime in the summer months. The Australian Hotels Association, the Surry ... Read more

    Wed October 22nd, 2008 - No Comments

  • Oxford St to dry out Oxford St to dry out

    Alcohol-free zones will soon cover all hotspot areas around Oxford St under plans by the City of Sydney in time for the expected summer increase in alcohol-related crime. The 42 existing ... Read more

    Wed October 22nd, 2008 - 5 Comments

  • Bashing doco to get screening Bashing doco to get screening

    A fundraiser screening of the documentary about the homophobic bashing of Craig Gee and Shane Brennen will be held on the one-year anniversary of the attack. The film crew who followed ... Read more

    Wed October 22nd, 2008 - 2 Comments

  • Nightclubs under renewed pressure Nightclubs under renewed pressure

    Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore has backed the NSW Police Commissioner's call to cut back licensing hours in an attempt to curb alcohol-fuelled violence. At least half of all assaults in ... Read more

    Wed October 15th, 2008 - 21 Comments

  • Oxford St bashing victim in a coma Oxford St bashing victim in a coma

    One man is in an induced coma at St Vincent's Hospital and two men are facing court following another weekend of violence on the once-Golden Mile. Senseless and opportunistic could describe ... Read more

    Sun September 21st, 2008 - 20 Comments

  • Lone Ranger approach ‘not enough’ Lone Ranger approach ‘not enough’

    The solution to Oxford St's violence problem lies in greater policing of bars, not people, according to Greens councillor Chris Harris. Council this week, in its last sitting before September's ... Read more

    Wed September 3rd, 2008 - 4 Comments

  • We need more than signs and slogans We need more than signs and slogans

    Calls to declare Oxford St a homophobia-free zone are laudable -” but what will it take to translate them into a lasting reality for our community? Surry Hills Police Commander Donna ... Read more

    Wed August 6th, 2008 - 6 Comments

  • Brawl outside the Burdekin Brawl outside the Burdekin

    Three men were arrested off Oxford St following a brawl in the early hours of Sunday morning, just days after the adjacent Burdekin Hotel won the right to trade continuously ... Read more

    Wed July 30th, 2008 - No Comments

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