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JAMES Nathan happily admits his day job can help him and his partner get the occasional last-minute booking at a coveted Sydney restaurant on a Friday...

Merlo voted the best coffee in Australia for second time

Dean Merlo has reason to smile. His coffee has been voted the nation’s best. File image: Darren England.Source: News Limited CAFFEINE connoisseurs...

Five Aussie Restaurants Make World's Top 100 List

Sydney’s Quay made the grade in the Elite 100 restaurants list   The global restaurant awards season has begun, with the World’s 50 Best due later...

Aussie companies to receive tax breaks in NZ

Tourism New Zealand today announced Australian entities can now claim back the goods and services tax when holding business events in New Zealand. Effective...

Minimum wage increase would hit regional businesses

The accommodation industry has recommended to the Fair Work Commission that there should be no increase in the minimum wage in 2014. In its submission...

Two new Hilton hotels planned for Perth and Fremantle

Perth’s skyline is set to change in the next few years - Hilton has announced a new hotel for the Perth riverfront, following the Ritz-Carlton hotel...

Ritz-Carlton plans return to Australia

The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company and Far East Consortium have signed an agreement for the development of The Ritz-Carlton, Perth, heralding the return of...

Starwood Hotels’ Aloft Brand to make landmark debut in Australia

SYDNEY - Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, Inc. announced that its rapidly expanding Aloft Hotels brand will soon enter the Australian market for...

Melbourne's Blumenthal coup

ONE of the world’s most famous restaurants, The Fat Duck, is to close at Christmas and relocate to Melbourne. The restaurant’s owner and chef Heston...

Minimum wages not to blame for restaurant failures

In reference to “Freeze minimum wages or we’ll shut down, say restaurateurs” (AFR, March 27), every month probably hundreds of restaurants close...