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02-21-2016, 09:31 AM
15,000 Australians protest against Sydney's controversial nightlife laws
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While many people in Melbourne, Australia slept in after the city's all-night art event, White Night (http://whitenightmelbourne.com.au/), residents of Sydney took to the streets to fight for the right to stay out all night.
More than 15,000 people, according to group Keep Sydney Open, converged in Sydney's city centre to take a stand against the state's controversial lockout laws on Sunday after**on.*
SEE ALSO: 'Bring a tambourine': Sydney club told to turn off amplified music early (http://mashable.com/2016/02/19/sydney-club-lockout-laws/)
The lockout laws were introduced (http://mashable.com/2016/02/09/casi**-sydneys-lockout-laws/) in 2014 by the New South Wales government to curb Sydney's alleged *******-fuelled violence problem (https://theconversation.com/last-drink-laws-**t-lockouts-reduce-*******-fuelled-violence-52815). The laws prohibit patrons from entering licensed venues after 1:30 a.m. and serving ******* after 3 a.m. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/02/21/thousands-in-sydney-take-to-streets-to-protest-controversial-lockout-laws/)
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While many people in Melbourne, Australia slept in after the city's all-night art event, White Night (http://whitenightmelbourne.com.au/), residents of Sydney took to the streets to fight for the right to stay out all night.
More than 15,000 people, according to group Keep Sydney Open, converged in Sydney's city centre to take a stand against the state's controversial lockout laws on Sunday after**on.*
SEE ALSO: 'Bring a tambourine': Sydney club told to turn off amplified music early (http://mashable.com/2016/02/19/sydney-club-lockout-laws/)
The lockout laws were introduced (http://mashable.com/2016/02/09/casi**-sydneys-lockout-laws/) in 2014 by the New South Wales government to curb Sydney's alleged *******-fuelled violence problem (https://theconversation.com/last-drink-laws-**t-lockouts-reduce-*******-fuelled-violence-52815). The laws prohibit patrons from entering licensed venues after 1:30 a.m. and serving ******* after 3 a.m. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/02/21/thousands-in-sydney-take-to-streets-to-protest-controversial-lockout-laws/)
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