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Australia’s worst recession since WW2

COVID-19 has impacted many industries including transport, hotels, cafes and restaurants. The result is that Australia is now officially in recession –...

Local scorn over new $50 million hotel that defies ‘Barossa culture’

The Seppeltsfield area in South Australia is renowned for its beautiful views, its trail of Canary Island Date Palms which span five kilometres and, of...

Neil Perry serves up dishes grown from cells

Vow, an Australian based innovative food company developing meat products directly from animal cells, today announced the culinary demonstration of their...

Former Byron Bay pub owner learns you don’t take on your mother in court

Max Twigg, the former owner of Byron Bay’s Beach Hotel, has lost a Supreme court battle against his mother that started over a dispute over the sale...

Former restaurateur and banker receives suspended sentence for fraud

A respected Brisbane banker at a Logan bank has been convicted of seven financial crimes, after trying to forge a $23,000 cheque to pay off a personal...

Entries open for Proud To Be A Chef 2021

It’s on again – Australia’s leading foodservice mentoring program Proud to Be a Chef returns for 2021, with entries open as of September 1. Culminating...

Damning allegations revealed during hotel quarantine inquiry

Further stories of misconduct have surfaced during the inquiry into Melbourne’s Hotel quarantine failures. The reports paint a damning picture of all...

Guy Grossi’s plea to save Melbourne CBD restaurants

Melbourne City Lord Mayor Sally Capp recently met with Daniel Andrews to discuss projects that could help bring people back into the CBD in a safe way,...

Man who complains of chest pains goes to the pub instead of quarantine

A 53-year-old Perth man may become the first Australian to be fitted with a GPS tracking device after skipping hotel quarantine and going out to a pub.  The...

No room for a full house as poker tournaments left in limbo

The resumption of pub poker in NSW could be on the cards, as the NSW poker community bands together to appeal the NSW government’s ban on the sport. The...