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Accommodation group fears minimum wage rise impact on regions

An organisation representing accommodation businesses says it fears an increase to the minimum wage would endanger the viability of many regional providers. The...

Sydney pub's food outshines national field

Foxtel’s LifeStyle Food channel has announced the winners of Australia’s ‘biggest peoples’ choice food awards’, with 28 categories including...

Australia still has an egg problem: farm linked to 220 Salmonella illnesses fires 5 workers, back in business

Ash Lewis was limp in his mother’s arms. The three-year-old boy had been sick for several days, in and out of the family doctor’s surgery and up all...

Online site connects chefs with suppliers

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...