Kings Cross

Kings Cross Hotel to fight new liquor laws

Sean Nicholls One of the largest venues in Kings Cross is seeking to freeze new licensing restrictions announced by the state government following the death of teenager Thomas Kelly last month.

Tom's death: plan for glass ban and four-drink rule at Kings Cross

Anstee and Kelly

Sean Nicholls Shots, doubles and glassware will be banned in all Kings Cross licensed venues on Friday and Saturday nights under a proposed change announced by the state government.

Kings Cross identity gets bail over alleged assault but still in jail

Ilya Gridneff Despite being granted bail for an alleged assault, Kings Cross identity and former debt collector Mark Judge will remain behind bars while the NSW Parole Board considers a prior community service...

Legendary Kings Cross policeman dies

Lisa Davies Officers from the Kings Cross police station are tonight mourning the tragic death of a legendary colleague, who has worked in the red light district for almost 30 years.

Kings Cross attack accused fails to apply for bail

Thomas Kelly

Nick Ralston The teenager accused of killing Thomas Kelly with a king hit during a night out at Kings Cross will remain in jail until at least September.

Man in court over Kings Cross shooting

Police

Emma Partridge A man accused of riding in a stolen car that was involved in a police shooting in Sydney's nightclub district has been refused bail.

'How can anybody say he didn't mean to do it?'

Family of victim Thomas Kelly. Father Ralph, mother kathy and daughter Madeline leaving central local court.

Lisa Davies For the past three months, Ralph and Kathy Kelly have known the man who killed their son Thomas was going to plead guilty. But not to murder.

Hopoate faces a further charge over Kings Cross brawl

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Nick Ralston CRIME JOHN HOPOATE has made a career for himself in rugby league retirement working the doors of Kings Cross nightclubs. Yesterday he was working the door of courtroom 4.4 at Downing Centre Local Court.

Kings Cross brawl video offers new take on death

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Geesche Jacobsen SECURITY footage shows how aggressive behaviour from a group of house painters appears to have provoked a fight with the bouncers of the Trademark Hotel, which ended with the death of a 33-year-old...

Bikie ban at Kings Cross clubs comes under attack

Bikies

Alexandra Smith and Saffron Howden Banning bikie gang members from Kings Cross clubs would be impossible to enforce because of their close ties with the security industry, the opposition's police spokesman, Mike Gallacher, has warned.

Burnt out on the beat in Kings Cross

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They cavorted with crims to expose corrupt cops, then they were cut adrift. Michael Duffy reports.

UN official backs Kings Cross injecting room

Louise Hall STATE POLITICS A UNITED NATIONS official says he is ''very impressed'' by the medically supervised injecting centre in Kings Cross, which has been operating on a trial basis for almost a decade.

'What has the perpetrator lost?': Family angry as Thomas Kelly murder charge dropped

Thomas Kelly

Lisa Davies The mother of Thomas Kelly fought back tears as she levelled thinly-veiled criticism at prosecutors after a murder charge against the man who fatally punched her son was dropped.

Two punches, many reactions

simon cramp

Lisa Davies, Nick Ralston Simon Cramp was supposed to be at game one of the State of Origin series on Wednesday night. He had a ticket to join friends and 80,000 other screaming passionate NSW Blues fans for the first of the...

Synthetic drug ban won't halt online link

synthetic drugs

Amy McNeilage NSW will ban the sale of about 30 synthetic drugs on Sunday, with retailers ordered to pull the products from their shelves immediately.

'Greg was my best mate. Knowing that I killed him … it's left me with terrible feelings'

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Paul Bibby The thing about the death of Greg Wood at the hands of his best mate, Daniel Gray, is how easy it is to imagine someone you know in the same situation.

Sydney CBD attack: man charged

Accused

Nick Ralston and Megan Levy A man has been charged over the alleged unprovoked attack on Simon Cramp in Sydney's CBD. The 24-year-old from Haymarket was charged with assault causing grievous bodily harm and affray.

Wrong turn

Madonna

As told to Mark Whittaker Madonna Shields was an undercover cop for years before she began to fear for her life. She sued the state of NSW, and was awarded a $1.6 million payout.

Ivy tops list for violent incidents

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Sean Nicholls Justin Hemmes' flagship nightclub, Ivy, has been named the state's most violent venue.

'This will never go anywhere, I've got a lot of money'

Gregory Cox

Paul Bibby An English tourist allegedly sexually assaulted a young woman he met at a trendy Bondi nightspot and then told her "this will never go anywhere, I've got a lot of money", a court has heard.