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Worst hotel occupancy rate since GFC

Canberra has recorded its worst occupancy rate since the global financial crisis. Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) figures show 34 per cent of hotel...

Perth hotel demand strong, South West opportunity for growth – latest statistics

Western Australia continues to have one of the most diverse hotel accommodation sectors in the country with tourism regions in the South West experiencing...

Rooms vacant in WA's north and south

Perth hotels might be doing well with high occupancy rates but some regional towns are continuing to struggle. New data released by the Australian Bureau...

Mile-high meals: a feast at 30,000 feet

Top chefs and national dishes are making bad airline food a thing of the past, writes Robert Upe. Boston lobster thermidor, wagyu sirloin and red Thai...

Ikea halts elk lasagne sales after pork scare

Swedish furniture giant Ikea has stopped selling its frozen elk lasagne after a batch was found to contain traces of pork. The company withdrew 17,600...

Licking the hands that feed you

Gavin Legge is a piece of work. He's in his early 40s "with greying curly hair and small features being overwhelmed by pudge. Behind thick-lensed designer...

Galloping gourmets put horse, game and haggis on menus

Sometimes, when customers call Perth butcher Vince Garreffa, they cry. The specialist butcher, 62, is the only man in Australia who can give them what...

Workers in South-East Queensland back-paid $46,000

Workers in South-East Queensland have been back-paid a total of $46,500 following recent intervention by the Fair Work Ombudsman. The largest recovery...

Sick list from contaminated oysters grows

The number of people affected by contaminated Tasmanian oysters has climbed to nearly 240 across three states. Tasmania's Health Department says 171 cases...

Aussies hungry for alpaca meat

An alpaca meat producer says he can't export because the demand for the product in Australia is growing so quickly. Ian Frith, from Berry in southern...