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The Star’s Sokyo the first high-end restaurant to reopen after lockdown

The Star Sydney’s award-winning Japanese restaurant Sokyo has celebrated its reopening since restrictions were eased with a special event. Sokyo is...

Victorians will wait until June before having a meal out

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has announced that cafes, restaurants, pubs and clubs can open to the public for a meal service from June. Public bars...

Sushi operators hit with record penalties

The Federal Court has today imposed record penalties of $891,000 against the operators of three Hero Sushi takeaway outlets for underpaying workers and...

Accor launches the Cleanliness & Prevention ALLSAFE label

Some of the most stringent cleaning standards & operational protocols in the world of hospitality.  Welcoming, safeguarding and taking...

Sydney Cove Oyster Bar loses bid to keep its Circular Quay site

The Sydney Cove Oyster Bar is set to lose its habourside location after the NSW government declined to renew its lease. The iconic seafood venue has occupied...

Pubs and clubs in NSW given greenlight to reopen for dining

The New South Wales government has announced pubs and clubs will be able to open from Friday under certain conditions. NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet...

Restaurant owners look to bring delivery in-house after Covid-19 restrictions end

Restaurant owners are claiming that commissions charged by food delivery companies are too high in the difficult circumstances caused by the Covid-19 shutdown. Uber...

Onerous Covid-19 checklist to deter outback venues from opening until July

Outback venues in Queensland are unlikely to open before July despite the easing of restrictions that began this weekend. While venues are being given...

Two-years before hospitality industry recovers from coronavirus

The hospitality and accommodation sectors will take two years to recover from the downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic, with economic activity in...

Adelaide cafe owner guilty of assaulting teenage waitress

A court has found an Adelaide cafe owner guilty of indecently assaulting a 16-year-old waitress in a storeroom. The teenager was employed as a waitress...