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Businesses forced to choose between migrant workers and locals

Australian hospitality businesses are facing a dilemma as they are forced to choose between local workers or migrant workers on visas. The coronavirus...

Sydney venues take precautions ahead of any coronavirus related break-ins

Some Sydney chefs and pub owners are taking no chances during the lockdown period as they look at different ways to protect their stock while their venues...

Fitzroy bar worker hit with $10k fine for breaching coronavirus restrictions

A bar in Melbourne has been slapped with an almost $10,000 fine for ignoring social-distancing guidelines. A staff member of China Bar in Fitzroy was...

Accommodation sector welcomes “jobkeeper” support

Tourism Accommodation Australia has welcomed the Federal Government’s $130b wage subsidy “Jobkeeper” package - with CEO Michael Johnson saying it...

Brisbane restaurants feed frontline health workers

Essential healthcare staff are working around the clock to keep people safe amid the coronavirus pandemic. At the same time, the Brisbane restaurant industry...

Illawarra mum sets up Facebook page to help local eateries

A day care centre owner has set up a Facebook group where restaurants and cafes across the Illawarra could post their menus. Toria Kotamanidis decided...

Aussie ‘bar staff’ recruited for virtual pub

Australians are being recruited to act as “bar staff” for a virtual pub set up in the UK. Ex-landlady Jo Bowtell launched The Virtual Pub Facebook...

PM announces new job keeper payments

Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s latest round of economic stimulus involves fortnightly payments of $1500 for Australian workers in danger of being stood...

Quest offers 11,000 rooms for quarantine

Accommodation company Quest has offered all of its 11,000 rooms across its entire 140 hotel portfolio in Australia for residents returning from oversees...

Gold Coast tourism boss calls for PM to ‘shut city down’

Destination Gold Coast CEO Annaliese Battista has described the series of escalating restrictions from the Prime Minister as “death by a thousand cuts”...