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Marriott International signs agreement to debut AC Hotels in Sydney

Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) has signed an agreement with Deicorp to introduce AC Hotels by Marriott to Sydney. Expected to feature 104-keys...

Liquor licence relief for bushfire-affected businesses

The Allan Labor Government is helping businesses hit by this summer’s bushfires – waiving and refunding liquor licence fees so local operators can...

Manly Pub Brawl lands Queenscliff man in court

Image: Ivanhoe Hotel A Queenscliff man has entered a not guilty plea following a violent late-night altercation at one of Manly's best-known licensed...

Alice Springs venues face new midweek alcohol restrictions

Image: resnick_joshua1/filedimage/Depositphotos The Northern Territory Liquor Commission has introduced sweeping new restrictions on full-strength alcohol...

Black-market seafood crackdown in Sydney restaurants

Images: Fisheries NSW The Minns Government is cracking down on the illegal abalone and seafood trade in restaurants and other outlets, completing a three-day...

Guy Grossi parts ways with Brisbane's Settimo as Westin prepares new concept

Images: Settimo Celebrity chef Guy Grossi is set to exit Brisbane's dining scene this weekend, with his Italian restaurant Settimo at The Westin Brisbane...

Melbourne's Shangri-La Hotel remains shuttered three years on as fit-out economics stall

Melbourne's Shangri-La Hotel is sitting vacant inside a completed 62-storey Exhibition Street skyscraper, its developer unable to bridge the financial...

Major Japanese dining group acquires leading Australian sushi chain in multi-million dollar deal

Images: Sushi Sushi One of Japan's premier restaurant operators has acquired a prominent Australian sushi franchise in a transaction valued at over $160...

Celebrity chef George Calombaris returns to Melbourne with pop-up venture

Image: Bar Yarra/Instagarm George Calombaris is making his return to Melbourne's hospitality landscape with his first new restaurant concept in three...

NSW hospitality venues may close doors as extra Anzac Day holidays spark industry concerns

Image: VadymPastukh/Depositphotos NSW hospitality operators might be shutting up shop on public holiday Mondays over the next couple of years, as the...