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Pubs and clubs may close at 3:00am under new Qld Government proposal

The Queensland Government is considering a plan to close pubs and clubs at 3:00am to try to reduce alcohol-related violence. Earlier closing times, extra...

OLGR increases pressure on Kings Cross venues

The OLGR has announced further punitive measures for Kings Cross bars and pubs in its attempt to appease the media spotlight on licensed venues and hospitality. Justified...

Alcopops tax has failed, says Taxpayers' Alliance

Recent Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data on alcohol consumption shows that the 'alcopops tax' on ready-to-drink (RTD) alcoholic beverages has...

Battle of the bottles: Australia's wine offensive

Australia just hasn’t been itself of late. Its blend of ocker charm, camaraderie and candour once bowled the wine world over. But somewhere along the...

Katoomba's Carrington Hotel to launch craft brewery

One of the final regions to escape the craft beer explosion in Australia, the Blue Mountains, will be deprived no longer, with the launch of the Katoomba...

Australasian Gaming Expo confirmed for 2014 to 2016

The Australasian Gaming Expo has celebrated 24 years at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre at Darling Harbour, which is undergoing a major redevelopment...

German sausage snags medal at RAS Fine Food Awards

NSW Food Authority CEO Polly Bennett has congratulated the Champion Smallgoods winner of the Royal Agricultural Society’s 2013 Spring Fine Food Show. The...

NSW Food Authority congratulates Food Surveillance Champions

NSW Food Authority CEO Ms Polly Bennett congratulates this years winners of the Food Surveillance Champion Awards presented at the 2013 Food Regulation...

Australians opt for wine as beer consumption dips to 66-year low

With Tourism Australia pushing for Australian wine and food through the Restaurant Australia campaign and official government statistical data confirming...

Loss of The Menzies a wake-up call on CBD

Sydney's tightly held hotel market is set to lose one of its solid performers, The Menzies, which will be swallowed up by Brookfield's billion-dollar plan...