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Secretary for the Hunter says reckless alcohol promotions won't be tolerated

Reckless alcohol promotions and underage liquor sales have angered the parliamentary secretary for the Hunter, Scot MacDonald. PHOTO: Secretary for...

Experience the opulence of the city’s most exclusive hotel

After a decade of procrastination, debate and negotiation, one of Australia's most exclusive hotels will open within weeks in Perth. COMO The Treasury...

Glass tower atop Australian Hotel at Central Park approved – and labelled absurd

Controversial plans for a massive new glass tower to be built over the preserved heritage-listed art deco Australian Hotel have been approved by the...

Italo Australian Club sold for $5.65 million

The Italo Australian Club site has sold but Canberra's Italian community won't say arrivederci to Forrest. Italo Financing spokesman Joseph Cardone said, on...

Lainie Anderson: A fishy stench around Parliament’s seafood labelling decision

AT a time of economic gloom and job losses, you’d think we’d pounce on any initiative to boost Australian industry. Makes you wonder why both major...

M&L of Singapore swoops on Sydney hotel site

Singapore’s Kum family-owned M&L Hospitality is poised to add to its burgeoning Sydney hospitality portfolio as it trains its sights on a former...

NSW Wine List Awards calls for nominations

Restaurant & Catering Australia (R&CA) is calling for nominations to its NSW Wine List Awards recognising restaurants and hospitality businesses...

It took just 43 seconds to prove Attica in Melbourne is Australia's hottest restaurant

Ten years on, chef Ben Shewry still remembers, all too well, his first week at Attica, in the Melbourne suburb of Ripponlea. “A customer sat down, read...

16yo chef selling out dinners that cost $160pp

At just 16 years old, Flynn McGarry already has a career many aspiring chefs would envy. Beginning on September 12, McGarry will be serving a 14-course...

Top 10 most annoying things restaurant customers do, world's worst waitress Larissa Dubecki reveals

From rude customers clicking their fingers to obnoxious coffee orders, waiters are dished up their fair share of painful moments. In her new book Prick...