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Passenger fined for violent reaction to doctor’s refusal to return airline seat to upright position

A SPAT over a reclined seat on a flight between New Zealand and Australia has cost a man $600. The Brisbane Magistrates Court heard Shane Mathew Diedrichs,...

Brookfield to build Shayher Group’s W hotel in Brisbane

Taiwan’s privately owned Shayher Group is pressing ahead with its $1 billion W complex in Brisbane’s CBD, letting a $200 million-plus construction...

Latte or not, cafes are not second offices for teleworkers

Teleworkers who treat coffee shops as their offices are being asked to stop hogging the tables and move on. Cafe owners have to move on teleworkers...

Wine industry's goon bag of tax goodies

Australians are paying more in income tax than goon companies. That's according to an independent think tank, which wants cheap wine to be taxed the same...

Culture is key to innovation, says cafe owner

THE desire to work with others motivated The Art of Bean co-owner Michael "Harry" Harris to venture into hospitality. Mr Harris decided to partner with...

Looking for the perfect latte? Yelp names Sydney’s 20 best cafes, see which coffee spots made the cut

THERE is no doubt Sydney has the best coffee in Australia, but Yelp users have picked the cream of the crop after announcing the city’s 20 best latte...

Abattoir Blues Cafe can sell 200 cheeseburgers in two hours

BEN Sahyoun can sell 50 of these cheeseburgers in one day or a whopping 300 in just two hours. His Abattoir Blues Cafe attracts an influx of customers...

We’ve had a skim-ful! Surry Hills cafe Single Origin Roaster declares war on low fat milk

IT’S the great inner-city skim-scam. Surry Hills cafe Single Origin Roasters has declared war on low fat milk because they reckon it ruins the perfect...

Dowling and Blazley found guilty on GBH charges over fatal pub brawl

EMOTIONAL victim impact statements relating to the death of a man in a Launceston pub brawl were irrelevant to the sentencing process, the Supreme Court...

The Waystation bar in Brooklyn charges women just 77 per cent of the bar tab

THE gender pay gap in Australia is at a record high of 18.8 per cent, according to the most recent ABS figures. Australian men now earn almost $300...