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Restaurant served $17,000 fine for “disgraceful” treatment of foreign chef

A restaurant in regional Victoria has been slapped with a fine of more than $17,000 for its “disgraceful” treatment of a foreign chef. Saporitalia,...

Westin Hotel sale draws Sunshine and other international investors

The Westin Hotel in Sydney is one of few large corporate hotels on the market. Picture: Simon Bullard. Source: News Corp Australia     China’s...

AHA accuses Nationals of backflip on preventing regional liquor stores from opening on Sunday

The Australian Hotels Association (AHA) has accused the WA Nationals Party of backflipping on a commitment to keep country liquor stores from trading on...

Hotel sale - Bateau Bay

The listed Newhaven Hotels has sold the Bateau Bay Hotel to a private investor for $11 million. The hotel, with seven bedrooms, TAB, and multiple bars...

Early pub closing times work for Kings Cross – they will for Queensland too

Early closing times reduce alcohol-fuelled violence but still face opposition from businesses. Bruno Girin/Flickr, CC BY-SA The newly elected Queensland...

The halal food challenge in the Middle East

Wiith 317 million Muslims in the Middle East and North Africa, demand for halal meat is ever increasing and the opportunity for importers is huge. However,...

KISS rock band tipped to open restaurant in Melbourne

KISS are in talks to open a rock restaurant in Australia. Bassist Gene Simmons is eyeing of Melbourne, one of the band’s biggest markets in the world,...

Sydney restaurant owner jailed for raping customer

Rattanan Premprasert was jailed for a maximum of six-and-a-half years with a non-parole period of four years for raping a woman in his Thai restaurant...

Lockout laws killing Oxford Street’s heritage hotels

Oxford Street   Small pubs and bars along Oxford Street have been hit hard by the NSW government’s controversial lockout laws, local business owners...

Businesses warn against push to remove junior pay rates

Retailers and restaurant owners have warned a new push by the ­national small business advocate to remove junior rates of pay will increase costs and...