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Australia’s Nature Coast number one holiday choice for UK visitors

UK residents Tandy Sprake and Andrew Reeves have never travelled abroad so they were shocked to win a trip to Australia as part of Tourism Australia’s...

Bread that takes the cake

FOUR of Australia’s best bakeries - from Bondi to Subiaco. 1. Loafers Organic, Perth. “Fantastic bread,” says The Australian’s restaurant critic...

FDA orders calorie labelling for US restaurant chains

Caloric ignorance will no longer be bliss at many US restaurants next year. The Obama administration is to unveil labelling rules that require chains...

Intellectual property dispute spells last drinks for Sunshine Coast’s Ettamogah Pub

The Sunshine Coast’s most famous landmark, the Ettamogah Pub, will be no more after the owner vowed to overhaul any resemblance to the cartoon. Cartoonist...

2am nod for Northbridge pub

WA's liquor authority will let a new 450-patron Northbridge tavern open until 2am at weekends after "encouraging" signs that the area is working to reduce...

China’s Sunshine Insurance Group buys Sheraton on the Park for $463m

Sheraton on the Park, Sydney, is now in Chinese hands. Source: Supplied BEIJING-based insurer Sunshine Insurance Group has paid a record $463...

Hyatt Announces Plans for a Park Hyatt Hotel in Auckland

CHICAGO (November 21, 2014) – Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) announced today that a Hyatt affiliate has entered into a management agreement with...

Bonsoy toxic soy milk victims on track for share of $25m payout; thought to be record-setting settlement

Hundreds of Australians allegedly poisoned by toxic soy milk are set to share in a $25 million settlement, in what is believed to be the country's biggest...

Australian chefs hopeful about China FTA

AUSTRALIAN restauranteurs are hopeful the free-trade agreement will make operating in China a piece of cake, with lower prices thanks to tariff cuts encouraging...

Primo bought by Brazilian giant JBS for $1.45 billion

Another iconic Australian food company has fallen into foreign hands, with Brazilian food giant JBS's $1.45 billion takeover of ham, bacon and smallgoods...