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Brisbane café owner fined $140,000 for underpaying employees

A Brisbane café was fined $140,000 for breaching the Fair Work Act provision that states employees must be paid in money.  The café involved was...

NSW quarantine under the spotlight as ‘Freedom Day’ announced

Just as NSW declared ‘freedom day’, with many COVID-19 restrictions being lifted, the state quarantine system came under further the spotlight. An...

New app helps improve workers’ rights

After it came to light that many hospitality workers have been severely underpaid, two of Australia’s unions are helping Australian workers stand up...

Narwee Hotel Brings Top Sale Nationally for 2020

Sam Arnaout’s Iris Capital has acquired the significant Narwee Hotel from its long term owners the Ryan family, following an off-market process exclusively...

Celebrity chef to pay only a fraction of creditor debt – ATO not happy

Celebrity chef Jock Zonfrillo has done something the Australian Tax Office is not happy about. Zonfrillo will settle debts incurred by his failed Adelaide...

$100M revamp for InterContinental Sydney

The InterContinental Sydney is about to receive a $100 million revamp, courtesy of Malaysian property investors, Mulpha. This will be the hotel’s biggest...

Which Crown Hotel will act as a quarantine hub for the Australian Open?

One of Southbank’s Crown hotels will become a tennis quarantine hub for when players arrive in Melbourne in January Sources close to the negotiations...

Loved Paddington pub sells for $8M

The much loved Paddington Pub Four in Hand has been sold for $8.25 million to a private operator, two years after local residents saved it from demolition. In...

Is there a post-COVID pokie problem in SA?

A month after COVID restrictions lifted, South Australians spent more on the pokies than they have in 13 years with revenue for July reaching $73.21 million.  This...

Bikies punch on at Perth pub

A popular Perth pub was the location for a violent confrontation between two bikies, with the incident being captured on CCTV. The CCTV footage shows...