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Melbourne’s Olsen and Cullen hotels sold in a $146m landmark deal to British major M & G Real Estate

Melbourne’s wealthy Deague family have netted $146m selling Melbourne’s Olsen and Cullen hotels in a landmark deal to British investment giant M &...

Celebrity chef Curtis Stone takes on the big smoke as he prepares to open LA restaurant

MELBOURNE born and bred celebrity chef Curtis Stone is set to open his second restaurant in his home base of Los Angeles.  His first restaurant Maude...

City couple follow their pub dream to Wallabadah

A Sydney couple has fulfilled their life-long dream and have become first-time publicans at a historic hotel in a small country town in north-west New...

Last drinks for Freo’s old Rosie O’Grady’s

A gold rush-era Fremantle pub once owned by WA’s first premier is going back to its roots, with Rosie O’Grady’s to close after 30 years on William...

The Star casino aims to put on the Ritz-Carlton hotel chain

Luxury international hotel company Ritz-Carlton is firming as the likely operator of a planned $500 million hotel to be built on The Star casino complex...

Lessons from the family farm

Cooking was a way for chef Andrew Nocente to escape the daily grind of farm life. Growing up on his family's 24ha fruit and vegetable farm in Queensland,...

The Buena Vista Hotel in Mosman leads the way as posh Sydney pubs head to the suburbs

It's a part of Sydney where mansions are a dime a dozen and residents are more likely to own a boat than a barbecue. But there's one thing Mosman has historically...

Hangover survival kit: key tips to recover from an alcohol binge

The morning after a big night out can be taxing — excessive eating and drinking or just plain weariness will slow the best of anyone down.  Like most,...

New year champagne sales on the up an encouraging sign for the Australian economy

BOTTLE SHOP owners are preparing to toast a very happy new year this evening with revellers spending big on champagne which could bode well for the economy...

Canberra hotel industry experiences boom in room numbers thanks to 'enormous confidence'

The Canberra hotel industry has experienced a large influx in the number of rooms coming online in the past 14 months. About 800 rooms have been brought...