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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,...

Crowd-sourced equity funding for small businesses

Consultation Paper on Regulatory Framework for Small Proprietary Companies and Crowd Sourced Equity Funding: The Government is making it easier for small...

Westpac's Reinventure backs rebranded Beat the Q Posse Group cafe app

Westpac's tech-focused venture capital fund Reinventure has led a $5 million funding round for cafe services start-up Beat the Q Posse Group, which...

Sunday penalty rates for hospitality, retail workers could fall to Saturday levels: Productivity Commission report

Employees would be able to take public holidays at a different time with full penalty rates and negotiate for longer annual leave in lieu of pay rises...

It's wine time at restaurants

For restaurant owners such as Leigh Metzeling, ordering alcohol is a time-consuming task. "The system could be simplified as you are generally working...

Chef Richard Ousby leads Van Haandel Group’s Stokehouse trio

A shake-up in restaurateur Frank van Haandel’s world will see a big promotion for young Brisbane chef Richard Ousby. The 32-year-old has been made executive...

Bush food in demand as chefs look to include more native ingredients in their cuisine

An increase in bush food being used in cooking has a growing number of farmers experimenting with this niche market. A couple of years ago Adelaide chef...