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Apples to be size of golf balls

A miniature apple variety is expected to be in Australian supermarkets in three years. It is known as Rockit and the fruit are the size of golf balls. Rockit...

Byron drops KFC

Plans for a KFC restaurant in Byron Bay have been rejected by the local council. Councillors today voted in accordance with a staff report, which recommended...

Bottle shop sales in sights of NSW police

Police in New South Wales say bottle shops are the next frontier in tackling alcohol-related violence. Assistant Commissioner Mark Murdoch has told an...

Shute Harbour Marina plans downsized

The developers of a proposed marina development in the Whitsundays have scaled back parts of the project. The State Government is set to release a supplementary...

Uncertainty surrounds camel abattoir site

Doubts regarding whether a camel abattoir will be built near Port Pirie have surfaced, with another nearby council approached about the development. The...

Hotel industry rejects PM’s ‘unsociable’ tag

The Australian Hotels Association (AHA) has rejected the Prime Minister’s claim today that working outside standard business hours is “unsociable”...

Restaurant operator fined over $50,000 in underpayments

A former Canberra restaurant operator has been fined $16,170 after using individual contracts to try to avoid paying Award wages and entitlements to staff,...

Regional Australian food company takes out best international product

An Australian manufacturer has won Best New Grocery product at the world’s largest organic trade show. New South Wale’s Right Food Group in Murwillumbah...

Demanding dessert makes menu

When you order a bowl of Peanut Butter Disaster ice-cream at the soon-to-be-opened Jamie's Italian in Perth, you'll be eating a dessert made to a recipe...

Iron Maiden release their own beer

Iron Maiden are releasing their own beer. The British heavy metal legends have teamed up with family brewers Robinsons to create the signature ale 'Trooper',...