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Concerns raised over West Australian nightspot ban proposal amid 'little evidence' move reduces violence

Having served as Mayor of Fremantle for more than a decade, Brad Pettitt knows how difficult, but important, it can be to make entertainment precincts safe.

However, as a Greens MP in Western Australia's upper house, the government's plans to introduce Protected Entertainment Precincts, and ban some people from entering them for up to five years, has left him feeling conflicted.

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