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Our special episode on NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell's new licensing and sentencing laws, rushed through NSW Parliament two days previously to address a supposed increase in 'alcohol-fuelled violence'. We spoke to stakeholders on both sides of the issue: Opposition Leader John Robertson; Member for Sydney Alex Greenwich; Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore; NSW Greens MP Dr Mehreen Faruqi; Gerard Hayes from the NSW Health Services Union and the Last Drinks Coalition; Kirsty Brown from MusicNSW and Keep Sydney Open; the Oxford Art Factory's 'boss', Mark Gerber; and DJ, promoter and co-owner of restaurant The Dip at Goodgod Small Club, Andrew Levins.