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Mantra plans to build an exclusive Peppers resort as Brisbane goes five-star

BRISBANE is fast becoming Australia’s capital of new hotels with another five-star venue on the way. Queensland’s largest hotel owner Mantra has...

160 sickened: Australian restaurant to face criminal charges for using raw egg mayo

Over a year after 160 people were sickened from Salmonella linked to raw egg mayonnaise, owners of the former Copa Brazilian restaurant have been charged...

National finalists in this year’s Savour Australia Restaurant and Catering Awards for Excellence revealed

Head chefs Jeffrey Sue, from Ripples at Milsons Point, Davide Rebeccato, from Aqua Dining, and Nathan Darling, from Sails on Lavender Bay, are chuffed...

Pub bans double in two years

The West Australian   Thugs and louts are being banned from WA pubs at a record rate as part of police efforts to crack down on booze-fuelled, antisocial...

DoubleTree adds Melbourne hotel

DoubleTree by Hilton has added another Australian property, signing the 180-room DoubleTree by Hilton Melbourne Flinders Street. Located on 270 Flinders...

Ritz Carlton further targets Australia

Exclusive by James Wilkinson in Brisbane Ritz-Carlton’s President Herve Humler says the company is looking to expand to Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney,...

Work starts on Melbourne’s new Parkroyal

New 266-room property to launch in 2016 Parkroyal Melbourne A ground-breaking ceremony was held recently to mark the start of construction on a new tower...

How you can get a table at Heston Blumenthal's restaurant

Ladies and Gentlemen: start your engines. The ballot for celebrity chef extraordinaire Heston Blumenthal's first Australian restaurant - an outpost of...

This Restaurant Lets You Pay What You Want

We all know there’s no such thing as a free lunch. Whether it’s a five-course degustation menu or that 5 AM kebab you scarfed down in the taxi queue,...

Australia enjoying its biggest tourism boom since Sydney 2000 Olympics

AUSTRALIA is back in favour with international tourists with overseas visitors flocking here in numbers not seen since before the Sydney Olympics. Short-term...