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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...

A new luxury hotel for Hobart courtesy of Marriott and Shwartz family

And so Hobart, which is now Australia’s third-best performing CBD hotel market behind Sydney and Melbourne, will have its first luxury hotel in more...

Underpaid worker gets money back

Lucy Vance had a problem when she went to work at Wollongong’s Lagoon Restaurant last year – she was being underpaid hundreds of dollars. One of 13...

Respect the penalties decision: hotels industry

While the unions have launched a WorkChoices style campaign against the decision of the Fair Work Commission to reduce penalty rates, and while the Labor...

New from Hakka - Teriyaki Chicken

Japanese cuisine has become extremely popular over the years with more and more Australians travelling to Japan to experience the food and culture. When...

Bar bans men approaching women

There’s been a lot of talk about a new Canberra bar, the Maple Bar, that bans men trying to chat up women. The bar, the newly revamped second level...