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Gen Y rewrite Perth's menu

If you're wondering why the music in your favourite restaurant is louder, the dishes are for sharing, you're drinking a cocktail with a pulled pork taco...

Sun sinks on Footscray's Little Ethiopia

Abeselom Nega stands outside his shop Queen of Sheba, one of a clutch of small African restaurants on Nicholson Street in Footscray, a stretch dubbed ''Little...

Fair Work Ombudsman to audit Kangaroo Island businesses

The Fair Work Ombudsman is visiting businesses at Kangaroo Island, South Australia in the week of 11-15 November to ensure workers are being paid correctly. Fair...

Luv-A-Duck head says company hurt by ACCC fine

The duck processing company Luv-A-Duck says it has been hurt by a recent Federal Court decision. The ACCC took the company, based at Nhill in western...

Shadows on parliament stall W Hotel approval

In unprecedented move, the Victorian parliament has lodged a planning objection against the building of the $180 million W Hotel being proposed by Jinshan...

Mantra takes over Soul

Mantra Group has added the Soul tower in Surfers Paradise to its portfolio. The 77-level tower, that was managed by Accor as Sea Temple Surfers Paradise,...

Hotel tycoon looking to recycle convention centre

A hotel tycoon is hoping to recycle parts of the Sydney Convention Centre and use it in a development in the Hunter Valley. Jerry Schwartz plans to build...

ACCC issues Luv-a-Duck $360,000 fine for misleading claims

A Melbourne-based duck meat business has been fined $360,000 for a range of misleading claims including that its ducks were “range reared and grain fed”. The...

Hotel Realm hailed for back-to-back AHA Awards

Hotel Realm won Australia’s Best Meeting and Events Venue for the second time running at the Australian Hotels Association (AHA) 2013 National Awards...

New breed of sommeliers give wine a fresh flavour

A wine list is an unusual choice for bedtime reading, but 23-year-old Julia Sewell has perused Rockpool Bar and Grill's 156-page wine list every night...