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Justin Hemmes buys the Hotel Centennial (2)

Justin Hemmes keeps expanding his pub empire with his Merivale Group purchasing Woollahra's Hotel Centennial. The historic Oxford Street pub will be handed...

Schwartz family offloads property portfolio

Melbourne’s powerful Schwartz family has been selling properties from its portfolio following the recent death of family matriarch Margit "Baba" Schwartz...

Restaurant charge $235 for cancellations or no-shows

Sydney restaurants have had enough of diners who cancel at the last minute or fail to show up at all. They are now slugging them as much as $235 which...

Pub baron snaps up Royce Hotel for $55 million

Melbourne hotel investor Mazen Tabet has acquired the five-star Royce Hotel on St Kilda Road for $55 million. The Royce Hotel, just a 15 minute walk from...

Perth restaurants to offer drinks without food

Radical and sweeping red tape-cutting liquor law reforms by the McGowan Government will soon see West Australians popping into small and medium sized restaurants...

Chin Chin accused of underpaying workers

Top Melbourne eatery Chin Chin has become embroiled in claims that it’s underpaying workers. Bartender Sorcha Harrop, 24, launched legal action in Melbourne...

SpeeDelight does it again: Janus de l’Industrie winner

In the year of its launch, SpeeDelight has become a multi award-winning product. The latest prize is the Janus de l’Industrie 2017, one of the most recognized...

Hobart restaurant paid worker $2.45 an hour

The Fair Work Ombudsman is looking into allegations an international student was paid as little as $2.45 an hour while working at a Hobart restaurant. The...

Restaurants and cafes back off on penalty rates

Cafes and restaurants have dropped their bid to cut Sunday penalty rates. The surprise announcement that they want to drop action in the Fair Work Commission...

New Shanghai restaurant fined $400,000 for “systematic” exploitation

The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured almost $400,000 in penalties against a company and three individuals – including an HR manager – for systematically...