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More than $200,000 recovered for Gold Coast workers

The Fair Work Ombudsman has recovered $215,707 in wages for 446 underpaid workers after auditing ‘cheap eats’ food precincts on the Gold Coast. Fair...

Gold Coast resort owner orders staff to get vaccinated

A Gold Coast resort has ordered staff to get vaccinated by November in a desperate bid to get the tourism industry going again. Management at Paradise...

All-in pay rates backed by Fair Work Commission

A proposal by employers offering all-in pay rates to full-time workers in hotels and pubs has been fully upheld by the Fair Work Commission.  The Commission...

Massimo Mele announces "Peppina" in Hobart

Introducing Peppina, a celebration of old-world hospitality and produce-focused cooking set to open at the end of the year in Hobart as the signature restaurant...

Is this the end of Melbourne’s ‘Little Italy’?

Melbourne’s Lygon St traders are struggling with lockdown restrictions and fear this could be the end of “Little Italy” if urgent financial support...

Man shot in the stomach while breaking up pub brawl

A Proserpine man who broke up a brawl outside a country pub has recounted the moments before he was shot in the stomach.  The man who intervened in an...

Big Western Sydney pub sale sees another long term owner exit

Despite the challenges facing Sydney hotels currently in lockdown, JLL Hotels and Hospitality Group is delighted to announce the sale of Adam’s Tavern...

Sydney waterfront restaurant fined $23K

The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured a total of $23,000 in penalties in court against the former operators of a Sydney restaurant. The Federal Circuit...

Restaurant break in causes $120k per week in damage

The Spirit House restaurant and cooking school on the Sunshine Coast could be shut for weeks after the kitchen was damaged during an alleged break-in earlier...

PepperBerry is Darwin’s restaurant of the year

The winners of the Gold Plate Awards have been announced, with PepperBerry at Hilton Darwin named Restaurant of the Year. The Gold Plate Awards is the...