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Backlash over mandatory vaccinations for SPC workers … could hospitality be next?

SPC, the first employer to mandate vaccinations of staff against COVID-19, has come under fire, receiving a barrage of abuse from all over Australia.  Despite...

‘No show’ restaurant customers to be slugged up to $105

WA restaurants are now charging ‘no show’ customers up to $105 per person. The amount being charged is determined by the restaurant the booking was...

Sydney hospitality industry requests ‘no jab no dine’ policy

The Restaurant and Catering Association (RCA) has made a submission to the NSW government requesting bars and eateries be permitted to reopen for outdoor...

$170,000 fine for Brisbane café underpayment

The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured court penalties of $170,000 against the operator of a Brisbane café and its director for underpayment of staff and...

Canberra chef accused of money laundering, perjury and fraud

The owner of Canberra’s Courgette Restaurant has been charged with money laundering, perjury and fraud.  49-year-old chef James Mussillon was formally...

Young meth trafficker pleads guilty for dealing at a luxury Melbourne hotel

A young drug dealer has pleaded guilty to trafficking meth at Hotel Chadstone. On Friday, 21-year-old Zoe Patterson faced the County Court accused of...

Crown Casino being sued $4.6M for failing to recognise problem gambling

Melbourne’s Crown Casino is being sued by a problem gambler for almost $4.6 million. Ahmed Hasna had asked the casino to ban him after years of gambling...

Man fined for punching Noosa Hotel security guard

A man has been fined $900 after losing his temper and punching a security guard in the face at a Noosa Hotel. 48-year-old Haydn Edward Morriss pleaded...

MasterChef judge Jock Zonfrillo defends claims made in new memoir, Last Shot

Scottish-born MasterChef Australia judge, Jock Zonfrillo released his memoir Last Shot recently, but has found himself defending the claims he has made...

4.01% Brisbane Hotel Sale Sets the New Benchmark

Brisbane’s famed Royal Exchange Hotel has sold under the hammer at a 4.01% yield following a spirited on market auction campaign managed exclusively...