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My restaurant rip-off: The Meat & Wine Co battles copycat overseas restaurant

The Meat & Wine Co in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia   Popular restaurant chain The Meat & Wine Co is embroiled in a legal dispute with a restaurant...

Freo pub refused 2am closing

Karl Bullers at The National Hotel in Fremantle   The owner of a Fremantle pub says it does not make sense to allow 2am trading in Northbridge but not...

Hard road for shop owners

Bay St West businesses have been hit hard by a lack of customers since roadworks began in the Tweed Heads CBD five months ago. Two shopkeepers say the...

Join the party - Canberra city bar owners welcome Labor's light rail

The government's light rail line has been welcomed warmly by Canberra city's bar owners, who say it might be just the shot in the arm the city's nightlife...

Gunmen flee with cash after robbing cash delivery van at McDonald’s outlet in Sunbury

ARMED bandits may have escaped with hundreds of thousands of dollars during a brazen and well-planned heist of a McDonald’s cash delivery van. The...

Accor adds two more Australian Hotels

Accor has continued to expand its network of hotels in Australia, with the launch of new properties in New South Wales and Victoria. Effective 1 December...

Tasmanian tourism destinations tops with online travellers

TASMANIA’S hospitality sector keeps winning accolades with another travel website placing five Tasmanian destinations among its top 50 list of Australian...

Simon “Wombat” Kraegen, licensee at the Keg & Brew Hotel Surry Hills loves diversity in beer

Who is drinking craft beer? More and more people everyday. The idea that craft is something to be drunk with an extended pinky is slowly dying off. Australians...

Vittoria coffee seller wins trademark battle over 'oro' and 'cinque stelle'

That's gold: the distributors of Vittoria coffee can trademark the word "oro"   Can a coffee seller trademark the Italian words for "gold" and "five...

Eating alpaca: fibre industry eyes meaty expansion

In Peruvian chef Alejandro Saravia's home country, alpaca meat has been part of the national diet since Inca times. Photo: Peruvian chef Alejandro Saravia...