Lockout Laws to Be Scrapped in Kings Cross

Lockout Laws to Be Scrapped in Kings Cross
The new Kings Cross Coca-Cola sign is turned on for the first time in Sydney, Australia, on Sept. 15, 2016. Zak Kaczmarek/Getty Images for Coca-Cola
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The last of Sydney’s controversial lockout laws, introduced six years ago to quell alcohol-fuelled violence, will be scrapped from Kings Cross next month.

The decision comes into effect from March 8 as part of a NSW government bid to revive the area’s night-time economy, which was hit hard by the pandemic.

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