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Lockout pushes assaults out to surrounding suburbs

The latest figures show Sydney’s contentious lockout laws have displaced violence, pushing it out to the spillover areas outside the CBD and Kings Cross...

Airlie Beach pub fined for fire breaches

A popular Airlie Beach pub, Magnums Hotel, has been fined $42,500 fine for illegally disabling its fire alarms. The company that owns the pub, Australian...

Gold Coast restaurant operator allegedly paid overseas workers as little as $8 an hour

The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against the operator of a Japanese restaurant on the Gold Coast, alleging his company paid overseas...

Crown spells out buy-back details

Crown Resorts says it will raise approximately $500 million by buying 42.9 million of its ordinary shares. The 42.9 million shares will be 5.89 per cent...

UOL Group buys Hilton Melbourne

Singapore’s UOL Group has announced the acquisition of Hilton Melbourne South Wharf hotel for $230 million. UOL, the Singapore-listed real estate conglomerate,...

Star Ratings Australia shuts down

Star Ratings Australia, Australia’s only independent accommodation rating scheme, is closing down on 30 June. The traditional hotel star-ratings model...

Waiter, there’s a hair in my meal: restaurant fights to clear its name

A customer has been caught out trying to get a free meal. Brisbane restaurant Casa Nostre took security footage of the woman putting her own hair in the...

Queensland scraps lockout laws

The Palaszczuk government has passed a bill to formally ditch the planned 1am lockout for pubs and clubs. This comes after the state government brought...

Government looks to compromise on penalty rates

With the government under growing pressure over the Fair Work Commission’s decision to change Sunday penalty rates for retail and the hospitality workers,...

Most Queenslanders support lockout laws

A new survey has found that a majority of Queenslanders are in favour of closing nightclubs earlier to reduce alcohol-related violence. That said, the...