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Social distancing may not be the answer to COVID spread in restaurants

It is becoming apparent that the airflow and seating arrangements at the Smile Buffalo Thai restaurant in Melbourne’s Bayside suburb of Black Rock, may...

Crown Barangaroo opens to positive numbers

Crown’s $2 billion Barangaroo facility had its grand opening in the middle of an NSW COVID spike. Despite this, management is pleased with patronage...

Bakery fined $22k for failing to backpay 15 year old employee

The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured a total of $26,460 in penalties in court against the operator of a retail bakery business in the Brisbane suburb of Mount...

Gold Coast restaurant operators fined $60k+

The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured $60,480 in penalties in court against the operators of the Govinda’s Surfers Paradise restaurant on the Gold Coast. The...

Circular Quay & The Rocks businesses must register to accept customers on NYE

New Year’s Eve celebrations in Sydney will be different this year. A designated Green Zone will be established around Circular Quay and The Rocks to...

Corkman demolishers to appeal 30-day jail term

It hasn’t ended well for the developers who knocked down the heritage listed Corkman Pub, with the pair sentenced to 30 days jail. Developers Stefce...

Crown Melbourne review brought forward after NSW revelations

After the NSW gambling regulator last month blocked the launch of Crown Casino group’s new $2.2 billion Sydney gaming complex, today Crown Casino Melbourne...

Premium pubs snapped up at pre-COVID prices

Premium venues are being sold at pre-COVID prices, giving the commercial arm of the hospitality industry hope that the economy is about to bounce back.  Last...

Teenage death shuts NSW pub down for Christmas

A NSW pub is being shut down after a teenage boy, who had been served several drinks there one evening in March, died in a car accident after he left. According...

Noodles chain faces investigation

The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) is making surprise visits to all 11 restaurants in the P’Nut Street Noodles chain in Sydney, Brisbane and the Sunshine...