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$200,000 in penalties after overseas worker exploited and sacked by text message

The former owner-operator of an Indian restaurant in Perth has been penalised more than $200,000 after paying an overseas cook nothing for almost four...

Hotel Longtime controversy over name change petition

Alice Whitington, who started a petition asking a new Adelaide pub Hotel Longtime to change its "derogatory name" has been hit with all sorts of abuse...

Pub baron Justin Hemmes legal wrangle

Justin Hemmes is now suing boutique law firm Lands Legal over a dispute with his landlord. Hemmes, whose Merivale Group is the largest owner of popular...

Star hotel opens on the Gold Coast.

The Star Entertainment Group has opened a new luxury hotel, The Darling, on the Gold Coast. It’s all part of the Star Group’s $2 billion spend for...

Hepatitis hits top Melbourne restaurant.

A food handler at Cumulus Inc, fine-dining hotspot of Flinders Lane Melbourne has been diagnosed with hepatitis A, a highly contagious liver infection As...

Melbourne goes Shik

Korean food specialist Peter Jo, otherwise known as "kimchi Pete" on social media, has now opened his first solo restaurant in Melbourne. The venture...

Waterfront tower plans shelved

The Fragrance Group has put its plans for a 210-metre hotel tower on the Hobart waterfront on hold. And the proposed height of its other hotel near the...

Guacamole: A Taste of Mexico

A blend of herbs and spices mixed with Simpson Farms own avocado to make this product a great addition to any Mexican style dish. The depth of flavour...

Australia gets its own bar and restaurant cryptocurrency

Liven, an Australians dining rewards-based payment startup, has created its own cryptocurrency It’s a development that will enable Australians to buy...

Brisbane's $3 billion casino controversy

The architecture for Queensland’s $3 billion Queen’s Wharf Brisbane casino  has all sorts of critics. Last year, plans for the casino and lifestyle...