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Perth-based joint venture buys the Pacific Hotel Cairns after a JLL campaign attracts more than 100 inquiries and 10 bids

A PERTH-based joint venture has bought the landmark Pacific Hotel Cairns, beating a range of domestic and international groups.   SOLD: Perth-based...

Bar Fly: Shadow Wine Bar, Northbridge

IF only there were more hotel bars like Shadow. Then again, Alex Hotel, the establishment that Shadow is attached to, isn’t your run-of-the-mill inn. Shadow...

VIC: Restaurant lease, 15 Claremont Street, South Yarra

Steer Bar & Grill will move from Chapel Street in Claremont Street in South Yarra after negotiating a lease on a 202sq m property worth $160,000 per...

Seed Winehouse + Kitchen, Clare, is a welcome idea, but boring

This bistro in Clare, South Australia, has cottage-chic decor, artisan ingredients and is in a town famous for stunning wines. What more do you need?   Cheese...

British comedian Russell Brand vows to flout Sydney’s ‘preposterous’ lockout laws during October tour

BRITISH comedian Russell Brand has launched a scathing attack on Sydney’s lockout laws and has vowed to protest them with an act of civil disobedience...

Cafes stop serving food so smokers can continue to light up outside

CAFE owners have stopped serving food outdoors to keep their smoking customers happy, getting around the new laws introduced last week. Smoke-free alfresco...

Fair Work Ombudsman fines cafes that dock pay for torn notes, burnt omelettes

A Melbourne cafe has been docking staff pay as punishment if they have collected torn cash notes or the cash register didn't add up. The Fair Work Ombudsman...

Woman dies after breaking up pub fight

A WOMAN who tried to break up a fight outside a pub in a tiny outback Queensland town has died from head injuries. THE 55-year-old woman died in the...

Plenary Health signs up cafe tenants for new cancer centre

The new Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre has signed tenants for four cafes, a store and a pharmacy as it moves closer to completion. An artist's...

Kinn Thai Restaurant Review

Kinn Thai is doing a roaring trade on a chilly Sunday night - it's a vast open room with banquettes lining one long wall and ranks of tables filling the...