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$114M Palazzo Versace acquisition falls over

The Palazzo Versace hotel on the Gold Coast is no longer for sale. The $114 million deal to sell the hotel to Shakespeare Property Group has fallen through,...

Launceston hospitality workers back-paid more than $120,000

The Fair Work Ombudsman has recovered $121,574 in wages for 144 underpaid workers after investigating employers in Launceston’s food precincts. Fair...

Andrew McConnell to bring Supernormal to Australian Open

Melbourne restaurant Supernormal is set to make an appearance at the Australian Open for the first time, joining other top names such as Stokehouse, Nomad,...

Mobile restaurant Da Biuso to launch in Brisbane

Brisbane is set to welcome a new mobile fine dining restaurant with hospitality veterans the Biuso family repurposing an old bus into a European-style...

Cocaine and boxing no excuse for 'vicious' attack at Gosford pub

A man convicted of an unprovoked attack on a stranger at a Gosford pub has appealed his 18-month sentence on the grounds he has brain “deficits” following...

Automatic service fees under fire from Brisbane diners

Automatic tipping has come under fire from diners in Brisbane, with many taking to social media to vent about venues that add a service fee automatically...

The Espy up for sale for a record $70m

Melbourne-based hospitality group Sand Hill Road have put The Hotel Esplanade up for sale for $70 million, in what will be a record price for a Victorian...

Terzini unveils new design for Bondi Icebergs after public objections

Public outcry over the planned $1.3 million revamp of Bondi’s Icebergs Dining Room and Bar has forced changes to the design to alleviate fears it would...

Hospitality staffing shortage set to impact customers

Hospitality leaders are calling for a huge recruitment drive to fill the estimated 200,000 shortfall in hospitality workers nationwide.  Jeffrey Williams,...

Hike in minimum wage gives much needed boost to hospitality workers

Workers in the hospitality industry have received a much-needed boost in their pay packets this month, with a 5.2 per cent rise in the minimum wage across...