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Mining downturn hits hotel returns

by Leon Gettler The slowdown in the mining sector has taken a big chunk out of the takings of some hotels in mining states. Bookings tracked on Hotels.com...

Penalty rates protest

by Leon Gettler Restaurant and pub owners expecting a smooth transition to reduced penalty rate should think again. Penalty rates will be a key issue...

Bing Boy franchisees sign workplace pact following underpayment of staff wages

Two Taiwanese workers in Melbourne were short-changed thousands of dollars because they were wrongly employed as trainees, a Fair Work Ombudsman investigation...

Less than 9% of exhibition space left, at Australasian Gaming Expo 2016

The Gaming Technologies Association (GTA) is delighted to advise that 143 exhibitors have taken exhibition stands to date at the annual Australasian Gaming...

Australia’s first boutique music hotel

(image supplied - Boogie Woogie Beach House)   Anyone looking to chill out at a hotel that provides a little bit of rock’n’roll need go no further...

Penfolds named the world’s most admired wine brand

Penfolds has scored a big international win and has been named the world’s most admired wine brand by Drinks International in its annual poll. It’s...

Yum! brands tips for local food producers

The chief executive of global ­restaurant giant Yum! Brands, Australian expat Greg Creed has some advice for Australian food producers wanting to get...

Software sold as a service versus outright purchase - the truth!!

Keeping your venue up to date with all the latest technologies offered for business operations can sometimes be cost prohibitive.  In particular when...

Restaurant operators face Court over underpayment and dismissal by text message

The operators of a Queensland island resort restaurant will face the Federal Circuit Court in Brisbane for allegedly underpaying an international student...

OzHarvest CEO Cookoff raises over $1.5M to support Australia’s most vulnerable

Chefs, Mark Best and Neil Perry AM with OzHarvest CEO, Ronni Kahn   Celebrating its fifth-year milestone, the OzHarvest CEO Cookoff has raised a record...