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Hotels find ally in fun police fight

Live music will be saved under a bold new policy aimed at preventing pubs from being hit with hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines and court costs...

Byron Bay a hot spot for assaults

Assaults in Byron Bay are bucking the state-wide trend with the Police Association bleating its usual close pubs early mantra. Assaults in Byron Bay are...

Fair Work Commission launches new unfair dismissal initiative

Fair Work Commission President, Justice Iain Ross, has launched the pilot of a client feedback form for parties involved in unfair dismissal conciliations....

Coke result no fizzer, despite headline profit fall

Coca-Cola Amatil has recorded a drop in full year profits, hurt by the strong Australian dollar and weakness in its tinned food business. Net profit dropped...

New diet guidelines spark sugar debate

Major grocers and food producers are fiercely opposing Australia's newly-released dietary guidelines, which have included for the first time the advice...

Coca-Cola container deposit challenge begins

A Federal Court judge has reserved his decision in a legal battle over the Northern Territory's container deposit scheme. The Territory government is...

New contender joins the battle of the hotels

The owner of Australia's largest hotel has proposed a radical expansion over the Western Distributor that would rival major redevelopments at Darling Harbour...

Sydney restaurants targeted for underpayment of wages

16 Sydney restaurants are facing further investigation for potential underpayment of wages after spot-audits conducted by the Fair Work Ombudsman over...

Sydney mayor's push to hush pub noise complaints

The threat of closure for an iconic Sydney hotel has prompted the local mayor to urge all New South Wales councils to help protect live music. The Annandale...

United Voice lowers standards on penalty rates debate

United Voice today issued a news release referring to a Research study that has produced statistics gathered from rhetorical questions. Naturally 81% of...