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Council’s objection ignored in bars' hours changes

MACKAY Regional Council objected to an application for extending trading hours in Mackay from 4am to 5am, but it was approved anyway. In an advertisement...

Political donations: Second pokie lobby tips $45,000 into Kevin Andrews-linked fund

A second pro-pokie machine lobby group tipped tens of thousand of dollars into a fund-raising body that supports Abbott government frontbencher Kevin Andrews...

Langham Hotel food poisoning outbreak: Inside the high tea from hell

Saturday, July 11, was set to be a tempestuous, stormy day in Melbourne with freezing high winds forecast to rage through the city from Port Phillip Bay,...

‘Unprecedented’ life sentence recommended for peanut executive in food-poisoning case that killed 9

714 illnesses led to largest food recalls in U.S. history   SAVANNAH, Ga. — Federal court officers have recommended a sentence of life in prison...

Bakery forced to boost safety measures after customer hit by semi-trailer

A commercial bakery in Canberra has been ordered to spend more than $140,000 on an overhaul of its safety procedures after a customer was hit by a semi-trailer...

Man bashed at Mulgrave hotel as 100 people look on but do nothing to help

Up to 100 people looked on as a man was bashed outside a Melbourne hotel, but no one helped or stopped to call an ambulance. In what one senior...

Major redevelopment of Toowoomba hotel before council

OWNERS of the Blue Mountain Hotel in Toowoomba are planning a major redevelopment that will include a new sports bar, terrace and expanded gaming lounge. The...

Fighting food allergies before it was fashionable built Narelle Plapp a $5m business

If it seems food allergies are more common than they used to be, the latterday success of a business like Melbourne’s Food For Health is proof you are...

Firefighters tackle cafe blaze in Watsonia

MORE than 20 firefighters have fought a fire at a cafe in Melbourne’s northeast last night. MFB spokesman Steve Moore said fire crews — including...

Australian Competition and Consumer commission alert to food fraud cases as farmers say they were ripped off

More food producers are noticing what appears to be increasing cases of fraud, where a restaurant menu promotes a high end product and then serves a cheaper...