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Police swoop on drug deal

Police have arrested a Kingsgrove woman for allegedly supplying prohibited drugs. The arrest was made when she emerged from a restaurant in Belmore. Charged...

Viral restaurant receipt was a fake

An alarming restaurant receipt message went viral after the server shared it on social media. But the real story behind it tells us a lot. The story...

Balmain Exchange Hotel re-opens

After closing more than a year ago, the iconic Balmain Exchange Hotel has re-opened. This time, it has a new business model, new concept and a new first-time...

Hotels hit the market

The Australian property market is awash with hotels. The big driver of the boom is at least $1.1 billion worth of Accor-branded hotels which have now...

Rick Shores head chef goes bankrupt

James Brady, the head chef at top Gold Coast restaurant Rick Shores is in financial strife. Brady, who started his food career peeling potatoes in a famous...

New hotel law hits resorts

Offshore companies selling hotel bookings in Australia will have to to pay the same GST as Australian companies. A draft released by Treasury explaining...

Aria picks up wine list of the year award

Aria restaurant in Brisbane has won the Australian Wine List of the Year Award. It’s a big win for then restaurant in Brisbane’s CBD. It’s the first...

Hotel room rates in Melbourne contract

Melbourne’s hotel market is expanding but its room rates have been shrinking because of the increase in hotel stock and the high quality of Airbnb stock...

Boathouse Group expands

The Boathouse Group is growing. It has accumulated eight venues. Its most recent acquisition is the Palm Beach restaurant institution Barrenjoey House. It...

Gai Waterhouse stabelhand sentenced for drunken rage

British national Elizabeth Hasler has been sentenced to 250 hours of community service for attacking her Gai Waterhouse colleague in what a Sydney magistrate...