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Kent Town six-star hotel proposal loses major project status

The Palazzo Versace, Gold Coast, is one of Australia's few hotels listed as six-star. Urban Construct plans to build a six-star hotel development in Kent...

Gambling prison sentence focuses attention on pokies

A woman has been jailed for at least two years for stealing more than $800,000 from her employers to feed her gambling habit. Leanne Michelle Scott, 42,...

Peppers Corlette hotel on the market

A landmark Port Stephens hotel could change hands after Peppers Anchorage Hotel at Corlette was placed on the market. Vendor CBRE Hotels announced the...

Boost for tourism in Australia's national landscapes

Visitors to the Australian Alps, the Kimberley, Kangaroo Island and ten other National Landscapes of Australia will benefit from a $1 million funding boost...

Port Douglas iconic pub sells for $12 million

The iconic and historic Courthouse Hotel at Port Douglas has been sold to a Sydney-based hotel group for more than $12 million. The Hilrok Hotel Group,...

Esplanade back on market as Singapore deal lapses

Businesswoman Marylyn New is putting the Esplanade Hotel in Fremantle back on the market after the collapse of a $90 million sale to a Singaporean group. Ms...

Pub trading restrictions take shine off Hamilton

A Hamilton licencee doubts the suburb will ever regain its vibrancy in the wake of permanent trading restrictions. After a request by lawyers representing...

Marchetti named food director at QT Sydney

Sydney chef Robert Marchetti (North Bondi Italian, Giuseppe Arnaldo & Sons, La Macelleria) has been named as the creative food director at Sydney's...

Suspicious fire damages Darwin sushi restaurant

A suspicious fire has caused major damaged to a Darwin sushi restaurant overnight, forcing guests at a neighbouring hotel to be evacuated. Darwin fire...

Newcastle’s premier hotel re-brands to Novotel Newcastle Beach

One of the world's most recognised hotel brands will come to Newcastle as of 26 July 2012 with the re-brand of The Sebel Newcastle Beach to the Novotel...