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Gas boom fires up hotel room takings

Gas boom tourism has taken a bow for the increase in business travellers lifting December quarter figures. The build-up and wet seasons are traditionally...

ALSA exposes repeated error on estimate costs of alcohol misuse

The Australian Institute of Criminology's (AIC) release of a study into the societal costs of alcohol misuse in Australia appears to have relied upon the...

Lollies more popular than meat pies

A new study shows chocolates and lollies have beaten the humble meat pie as Australia's snack food of choice. BIS Shrapnel's Foodservice looked at items...

Sourcing local game meat is a tough task

Enter any tourist-orientated outback pub or restaurant and you'll hopefully be offered a spot of kangaroo, crocodile, emu or even camel. It's exotic and...

Fears suspect Tasmanian oysters sold interstate

Tasmania's oyster industry has been left reeling after a gastroenteritis outbreak that may have spread to two other states. More than 60 Tasmanians have...

Goat meatworks to import more workers

A goat abattoir in south-west Queensland says it plans to hire another 20 overseas workers. Western Exporters in Charleville, south-east of Longreach,...

New texts drag O'Farrell into Star scandal

The scandal surrounding Sydney's Star casino has deepened to embroil New South Wales Premier Barry O'Farrell in potentially the most damaging political...

Silver Needle CEO Iqbal Jumabhoy joins TAA Board

Tourism Accommodation Australia (TAA) welcomes Silver Needle Hospitality MD & Group CEO Iqbal Jumabhoy as the newest member of its Board. TAA Chairman...

Human waste found in recalled oysters

Oysters from a south-east Tasmanian farm blamed for an Easter gastro outbreak have been found to be contaminated with human waste. About 60 people contracted...

Capsule hotel idea expands outside Japan

Munich airport is a hectic place where the noise from mobile phones and the thousands of people milling about means it is difficult to find a quiet corner...