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Luxe life for Sydney diners on Aussie superyacht

Sydney diners are about to get a taste of the luxe life on the harbour with a new $15 million Aussie superyacht and its floating cocktail bar and restaurant. Named...

Thief on the run after armed robbery at Rockhampton hotel

A female employee at the Rockhampton hotel was allegedly threatened at gunpoint during a robbery. CCTV footage of the alleged armed robbery at Raffles...

Iconic rugby family scores a $16M try after selling regional hotel

The rugby-playing Burke family has sold their Northside Hotel to fund manager Harvest Hotels for $16.2 million. The Burke’s who owned the hotel since...

Listed hospitality groups among those that must disclose JobKeeper payments

Publicly listed companies will, from Tuesday, be required to disclose the JobKeeper payments they received during the Covid-19 pandemic. The Australian...

Profits up, but acquisitions are costly for Justin Hemmes’ Merivale

Justin Hemmes has reported enormous profits despite the pandemic. Just-lodged accounts show Hemmes Trading made a profit of $17.3 million for the year,...

Billionaire ‘Twiggy’ Forrest set to transform the Indiana Tea House at Cottesloe Beach

Investment business Tattarang plans to transform the Indiana Tea House at Cottesloe Beach in Perth to include three levels of dining.  Tattarang is owned...

Addressing the skills shortages and adopting new trends will ensure hospo’s survival

For the hospitality industry to thrive and survive in 2022 it will need to adopt a range of different trends, including conscious dining, gourmet takeaway...

Historic Marrickville pub evacuated, and cat dies after arson attack

A historic pub in Sydney’s inner west was gutted by fire in a suspected arson attack that tragically killed the pub’s cat ‘Whiskey’.  The Royal...

Gold Coast cafe in liquidation after real estate stoush

A Gold Coast café has been placed into liquidation after claims were made that it was trading insolvent.  The fate of the Sandbar Cafe, on the Esplanade...

Gold Coast restaurant fined $225K for underpaying cook

The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured $225,500 in penalties in court against the former operators of two Chinese restaurants on the Gold Coast who underpaid...