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Salt producers show local flavour

It wasn't until we undertook the big drive around Australia last year that I began to wonder why our family dinner table always had a little dish of Maldon...

CCTV: Analogue camera's, Digital IP or both?

Analogue CCTV or Digital IP, why choose when you can have both? You probably have an analogue CCTV system in place, so in theory you should be fine as...

Glass half full: How does your wine measure up?

It is a busy Wednesday lunchtime at city eatery Cookie when a pretty waitress walks to the table with a bottle of Dragonfly Willow Bridge shiraz. She...

Mumm's "dark times" a distant memory

G.H. Mumm chef de cave Didier Mariotti this week expressed his pride at having restored the former glory of the Champagne house, which now counts Australia...

As two Irish pubs close, we ask whether they've had their day

Irish pubs are great. Who doesn't love dodging vomit and flying fists? Seriously, what's better than a place to drink yourself so utterly senseless that...

IHG to re-open former Ritz-Carlton Double Bay

InterContinental Hotels Group has signed an agreement to manage the former Sir Stamford and Ritz-Carlton hotel in Sydney’s Double Bay. The hotel, which...

Bid to cut pubs' food waste

Melbourne-based environmental solutions company Closed Loop has launched a program aiming to combat food waste costs in pub and restaurant foodservice....

Hotels hurt from postponed poll

Canberra’s accommodation hotel industry is hurting from the prolonged economic downturn from the Federal election delay, according to a new survey by...

Tasmanian restaurant’s massive fine for underpaying foreign workers

The operators of four Japanese restaurants in Tasmania and their business have been fined almost $180,000 for underpaying 50 workers, including many young...

Hospitality industry welcomes appointment of Tourism Minister

Premier Colin Barnett’s appointment today of Hon Liza Harvey MLA, to the Tourism portfolio is welcomed by the Australian Hotels Association. Australian...