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AMWU: Simplot closure would be "catastrophic"

The Australian Manufacturing Workers Union says the closure of a food processing plant in Bathurst would have "catastrophic" impacts on the community. Simplot...

Minister ‘goes overboard’ on 457 visas

The Australian Hotels Association (AHA) today expressed serious concern with comments in the Parliament by the Immigration Minister attacking the tourism...

NSW going soft on rogue operators, says liquor regulator

The New South Wales liquor regulator has questioned why it has not been asked on more occasions to use its powers to ban rogue operators from the liquor...

AHA teams up with the AAHS to address national skill shortages

The Association of Australian Hotel Schools (AAHS) and the Australian Hotel Association (AHA) have entered into a memorandum of understanding to facilitate...

Minister welcomes fall in alcohol-fuelled violence

The Minister for Hospitality, George Souris, has welcomed the significant drop in the number of assaults on licensed premises announced in the latest report...

Most Canberra restaurants breach workplace laws

An audit has found the majority of Canberra restaurants are breaching workplace laws. The Fair Work ombudsman audited 179 restaurants and cafes across...

ACT restaurant staff repaid $280,000

More than a quarter-of-a-million dollars has been repaid to workers in Canberra restaurants after an audit campaign by the Fair Work Ombudsman. 482 workers...

Pie Face founder fights back against loss-making accusations

The founder and owner of Pie Face has hit back at reports the pie franchise is selling off several stores at a loss, telling SmartCompany the situation...

Michelin man seeking work

Guillaume Zika, the head chef for four years at two-Michelin-star London restaurant Hibiscus, has bobbed up in Australia. It isn't a fleeting visit, either...

Seaweed on the menu?

Move over potato chips, seaweed chips might be coming to a pub near you. Victorian researchers are investigating the potential to eat Australian native...