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Farmers’ confidence levels soar

Farmers are entering 2017 in an upbeat mood with their confidence levels on a high. The final Rabobank Rural Confidence Survey for the year has found...

Licensed Venue & Amenity Audits

Venue & Amenity Audits Can you afford the risks involved with having liquor related non-compliance issues at your venue or do you need a trained eye...

Victorian government’s holiday decision to restaurants and pubs

Restaurant & Catering Australia (R&CA) has slammed a Victorian government decision to declare an additional public holiday this Christmas. The...

Riversdale’s Australian Pub Fund is cashing out

The Australian Pub Fund, backed by the business nous of business celebrity John Singleton, former Qantas boss Geoff Dixon and investment banker Mark Carnegie,...

Fair Work Inspectors hit Sydney cheap-eats strip

Fair Work Inspectors conducted surprise audits of restaurants, bars and cafes in Glebe Point Road, Sydney, last week to check businesses are complying...

Government draws a line in the sand on backpackers’ tax and water plan

Finance Minister Matthias Cormann says the government will not compromise any further on the backpacker tax which is now stuck in the Senate as Parliament...

457 visas and chef shortages

The Federal government decision to crack down on 457 visas could exacerbate Australia’s chef shortage. Restaurants have been getting around the shortage...

Yelo café in court

Does takeaway food really have to be taken away? That’s the legal problem now confronting one of Perth’s most popular cafés. The popular Trigg cafe...

Meriton faces legal action over online reviews

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has launched legal proceedings against billionaire property developer Harry Triguboff’s Meriton in...

Gold Coast Mantra Group on the acquisition trail

The Gold Coast Mantra Group has acquired five new hotels, giving the listed Surfers Paradise company more than 900 rooms across Australia and New Zealand. Hotels...