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Melb laneway bar allegedly too grungy

When it comes to Melbourne's laneway bar scene, "grunge" is good, but one bar is in trouble for allegedly being too grungy. Laneway nightspot Sister Bella...

Newcastle alcohol campaigner welcomes extra licensed venues

A community campaigner says it is pleasing to see a doubling in the number of licensed venues in Newcastle has added to the city's vibrancy and diversity,...

Threat to penalty rates is 'WorkChoices by stealth', unions say

Bryan Kidman relies on penalty rates for up to 30 per cent of his weekly wage.  But under changes proposed by a Productivity Commission review of...

truRating aiming for Australian launch in 2016

Point-of-payment rating system, truRating, is planning to launch in Australia by 2016 after a successful debut earlier this year in its UK home market. The...

Review: Meating Room, Weston

Meating Room in Weston is a spirited new venture run by a trio of well-known food and hospitality types, Robii Khalil, Hamish Walkerand Phillip Sacksady,...

Accor boss says falling $A prompts Aussies to holiday at home

The fall in the Australian dollar has already led to a noticeable rise in the number of Australians choosing to take domestic holidays, but it has yet...

Ricardo and Suzanne Krauskopf to sell 'green' boutique Alto Hotel building

Hoteliers Ricardo and Suzanne Krauskopf are selling one of Australia's greenest hotel buildings, the six-star NABERS-rated Alto in Melbourne's Bourke...

‘Rivals’ Forge New Partnership For Australian Tourism

Introducing - The Australian Walking Company. Adventure tourism[1], including walking and hiking, is worth an estimated US$263 billion globally with...

Armed hold-up at Brisbane hotel

TWO bandits who threatened a hotel manager with a gun are on the run southeast of Brisbane. THE pair fled with a large sum of cash after confronting...

Proposed end to Sunday penalties for hospitality workers

The Productivity Commission draft Workplace Relations Framework report, released today, recommends changes to weekend penalty rates for the hospitality,...