'It's telling that people are convinced they're real': the satirical signs of Sydney’s ‘nanny state’

The repeal of the city’s lockout laws is a small win in a bigger war, and street art duo Wowser Nation believe their mission is far from over

At first glance you’ll probably think they’re real. But a series of eye-catching, official-looking signs that have sprung up around Sydney are in fact works of satire.

Produced by an artist and a therapist duo who call themselves Wowser Nation, the works are taking aim at Australia’s creeping nanny state. And they’ve started with the city they believe to be at the forefront of the creep – Sydney – even as the New South Wales government repeals the majority of its draconian lockout laws.

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