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Thousands of jobs at risk if SPC Ardmona goes under

A report commissioned by a council in northern Victoria says 2,050 jobs are at risk if fruit processor SPC Ardmona goes under. The report by Essential...

A Western Australian pub with no beer

Back in August things were looking so promising for the future of the Gascoyne Junction Pub. After losing their 100-year-old pub in the devastating 2010...

Pub overturns 'staffies' prosecution

A Byron Bay venue has successfully challenged a charge of late trading for allowing staff drinks after closing. On Good Friday this year police charged...

Newcastle embraces small bar culture

A spate of bar and restaurant openings in Newcastle continues the city’s reinvention as a place of diverse drinking and dining options, shedding its...

The world's best food mash-ups

Donut meet croissant. Noodles, meet hamburger. Now live happily ever after. Food fusions are exciting chefs all over the world. Here are eight courses...

Celebrity Chef faces discrimination claim

Celebrity chef Philip Johnson, who has closed down one Brisbane city restaurant, is facing a discrimination claim over lack of wheelchair access at his...

Mid-strength beers and wines gaining popularity among drinkers

Lighten up - that's the message Australians are sending to wine companies and brewers as consumption of lower-to-mid-strength-drinks grows. Sales of mid-strength...

Rising Sun has the best bistro in Australia

Auburn’s Rising Sun Hotel has taken out the Best Bistro – Regional at the Australian Hotel Association’s National Awards announced in Canberra recently. Owners...

Hunter and the hunted

CREDITORS of the company that in February launched Melbourne restaurant Little Hunter, including celebrity chef Pete Evans, were left $760,000 out of pocket...

Ibis restructure paying dividends

Two years after Accor restructured its economy hotels under the three-tier Ibis megabrand, the hotelier says it has seen a significant increase in revenue...