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Australian producers shine at 2025 delicious. Harvey Norman Produce Awards

Australia’s food world gathered in style this week for the 20th anniversary of the delicious. Harvey Norman Produce Awards, with the Opera House’s...

Justin Hemes brings Merivale to Melbourne with a cosy new agave-and-vinyl cocktail bar

Merivale is set to make its Melbourne debut this October with the opening of LB’s Record Bar at 12 Meyers Place. The new venue will take over the space...

Coles boss warns stolen meat is ending up in restaurants

Coles chief executive Leah Weckert has raised concerns that organised crime gangs are targeting supermarket meat aisles, with stolen trays of steak and...

Former Wallaby Bill Young scores $50m Gem Hotel deal

Former Wallaby-turned-publican Bill Young has made his first big play in the regional pub market, snapping up Griffith’s Gem Hotel for $50 million. The...

Pubs shine as Endeavour’s bottle shops struggle

Endeavour Group is leaning on what interim chief executive Kate Beattie calls a “pubs renaissance”, as Australians head out for trivia nights and community...

Small business employees now have the right to disconnect

The right to disconnect and the ‘employee choice pathway’ from casual to permanent employment both begin for small business employees today, 26 August. Small...

Chefs and CEOs team up for OzHarvest cook-off to tackle food insecurity

The annual CEO CookOff, hosted by food rescue charity OzHarvest, is set to return with chefs Neil Perry and Matt Moran leading a line-up that includes...

End of an era as The Old Manly Boatshed prepares to close after 38 years

Sydney’s live music scene is set to lose one of its most iconic pubs, with The Old Manly Boatshed preparing to shut its doors in mid-September after...

Hospitality heavyweights eye A$80m Wharf Mooloolaba sale

Hospitality’s big guns are circling The Wharf Mooloolaba, with the landmark precinct hitting the market with an asking price of more than A$80 million. Among...

Sydney diners push back against ‘removable’ tips

A new Redfern restaurant has stirred debate after introducing an automatic tip on all bills, leaving some diners feeling cornered into paying extra. Island...