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Melbourne Good Food Month 2015: Week one creative director's picks

Every week during Good Food Month, presented by Citi, we'll be bringing you a snapshot of the best events of the week. Book quickly or cry later. Visit melbourne.goodfoodmonth.com.au Future...

Court told of bikie’s threats to bar owner

“We run this city...and if you don’t pay, we will close your business down by one means or another.” With those words, the most senior chapter of...

Belconnen cafe Heather's House of Cake closes after "disrespectful'' parents and kids trash playroom

Belconnen cafe owner Heather Martin can more than sympathise with a Sydney couple who recently closed their cafe's playroom due to it being constantly...

HDC flags interest in former Empire Hotel site

The Hunter Development Corporation says there has been solid interest in the redevelopment of Newcastle's former Empire Hotel site in Hunter Street after...

Bellbird hotel evacuated after fire breaks out in basement

A fire in the basement of a Hunter Valley hotel has forced the evacuation of the building. Fire and Rescue NSW were called to the Bellbird hotel on Wollombi...

London Fields, Brisbane: restaurant review

Always good to start dinner with a squabble, don’t you think? It’s like an emotional aperitif. She – the greeter, I mean – wants me on a bar...

Union pushes for Easter Sunday to become public holiday in South Australia

Easter Sunday could become a public holiday under a proposal from the head of the South Australian Shop Assistants' Union. PHOTO: The union says there...

Taxpayers charged $37,000 for empty hotel rooms on Tony Abbott's Torres Strait trip

The Prime Minister's Department has charged taxpayers $37,000 for hotel beds in the Torres Strait Islands that were never slept in. Key points: Tony...

Conde Nast reveals the best hotels and resorts in the world at Readers’ Choice Awards 2015

JUST one Australian hotel has made the annual Conde Nast Traveler list for the top 100 hotels and resorts in the world. Southern Ocean Lodge on Kangaroo...

From bust to boom? Hooters Australia bought out of administration by US restaurant group

US restaurant group Chanticleer Holdings is planning to ramp up its presence in Australia and invest “significant” capital in its local investments,...