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Pubs hit with minimum wage hike

Hotel industry representatives have criticised Fair Work Australia's decision announced on Friday to increase the national minimum wage by $17.10, warning...

Tax breaks for small pubs

The Federal Government has announced increased tax concessions for small business, to coincide with the introduction of the carbon tax on July 1. Instant...

Record $294,000 penalty for ‘shameful exploitation’ at Tasmanian resort

The Federal Court in Melbourne today imposed a record $294,360 penalty against the former operators of a Tasmanian resort for deliberately exploiting employees...

Hotel Development for FESA House in Perth

In a groundbreaking move designed to help ease Perth’s chronic shortage of hotel rooms, the State Government has released two new city sites for hotel...

Australia's taste of food glory with Peter Gilmore's Quay

In the battle to win the World's Best Restaurant award, Aussie fine dining is stepping up to the plate. They've been dubbed the 'Oscars of the food world',...

Top chef flexing his mussels

Melbourne's Ben Shewry might be among the best chefs in the world, but his home cooking is a simple affair. His acclaimed Ripponlea restaurant Attica...

Star chefs top menu at festival

The State Government has announced the appointment of a British-based event manager to stage a big, new annual international food and wine festival for...

Warm hospitality the missing ingredient

Four Australian restaurants made it to the World's 100 Best list this year. Three expat chefs made the top 50. And in the 100 best across the world, Aussie...

Are we being served? Hardly

THE shortest measurable incident of time used to be the infinitesimal gap between a traffic light turning green and the driver behind blowing his horn....

Fair Work announces minimum wage rise

The workplace umpire Fair Work Australia has announced a 2.9 per cent increase to the minimum wage following its Annual Wage Review. The additional $17.10...