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Crowne Plaza Perth snapped up by Singapore

A Singapore-based high net worth investment company has bought the 4.5 star Crowne Plaza Perth hotel overlooking the Swan River for $50 million. It’s...

Australia’s top 500 restaurants voting

There are many newcomers in the third annual Australian Financial Review Australia’s Top Restaurants list. Food critic and awards co-director Terry...

Hotel Property Investments put two pubs on the market

Listed company Hotel Property Investments is selling two of its Queensland hotels. The pubs are the Hotel Allen in Townsville and the Grafton Hotel in...

Priscilla Queen of the Desert hotel up for private sale

The owners of Broken Hill’s iconic Palace Hotel have put the venue on the market. The pub, immortalised in the film Priscilla Queen of the Desert, is...

Lockouts backed by scanners

The effectiveness of the lockouts in Sydney has always been up for question. But police and the local liquor accord say one of the keys to its success...

Electrolux Appetite for Excellence

As a program our mission is simple. To recognise, support, educate and reward the next generation of industry leaders. We are a community minded program,...

Gold Coast Spit casino plan controversy

A Macau analyst has warned that a $3 billion "integrated resort" casino development planned for the Gold Coast Spit could create problems for local businesses. Business...

Asian investors target Mantra

Australia’s largest resort operator, the Mantra Group, is attracting interest from Asian investors. The talk in the market now is that an Asian party...

Lack of customers closes the Fitzroy Hotel

Mesh Hotels Pty Limited, the company that runs the 165 year old Fitzroy Hotel in Windsor out at Hawkesbury, has been put in liquidation. That comes eight...

Whisky bar staff haven’t been paid

The Nant whisky bar in Melbourne’s CBD has been closed for a week and half with staff walking off the job, saying they’re owed $10,000 in back pay. Staff...