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Best bars in Melbourne

Michael Harden and Roslyn Grundy assess the trends driving Melbourne's flourishing small-bar culture. DOES it seem as though Melbourne has forever been...

Restaurants dispute ban on smoking

NINE restaurants are fighting a Parramatta City Council ban on smoking in outdoor dining areas. The group, under the umbrella of the Parramatta Business...

Sydney restaurant group collapses

The heat is on in the kitchen – acclaimed Sydney restaurant group with 150 staff collapses. A group of restaurants run by one of Australia's most highly...

Cosmopolitans help the cause

The Watershed Hotel sheltered hundreds of guests on a wet Sydney night for the Fifth Annual Cosmopolitans for a Cause in support of the McGrath Foundation. Pub...

Three days of World Class challenges

Ten of Australia’s best bartenders face three days of cocktail challenges that will decide who will be this year’s national World Class winner, and...

Merlot's worth toiling over: Brown Bros

Merlot is a very challenging grape for winemakers, but properly executed it can be just as rewarding as Australia's archetypal Cabernet and Shiraz, argues...

Bendigo workers back-paid $76,000

Four workers at Bendigo in Central Victoria have been back-paid $76,000 following recent intervention by the Fair Work Ombudsman. The largest recovery...

Parkroyal Darling Harbour set for multi-million dollar makeover

The Parkroyal Darling Harbour hotel in Sydney has commenced a multi-million makeover, one that includes an overhaul of the guestrooms, club lounge and...

Somewhere to park yourself, but not the car

Adelaide City Council is keen to encourage businesses to create small urban parks in car parking spaces and lanes. The concept of parklets originated...

Crown Towers voted best large luxury hotel

Crown Towers has won the Best Large Luxury Hotel Award as part of the Readers’ Choice Australian Gourmet Traveller 2012 Travel Awards. The prestigious...