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Sunday penalty rates a brake on business: Queensland survey

A controversial Productivity Commis­sion proposal to axe Sunday­-specific penalty rates would encourage eight out of 10 small businesses that currently...

Three Pounds bar and restaurant gets Elizabeth Quay’s first liquor licenceQueen’s Wharf Brisbane: Jobs boom coming our way

Brisbane’s Queen’s Wharf integrated resort has fired up Queensland companies and workers, who have flooded the project with offers of work since the...

Trial for Vic restaurant siege accused

A MAN accused of holding a Melbourne waitress hostage at knifepoint has been committed to stand trial after refusing to enter a plea. ABIJATH Desikan,...

Blue Sky names head of new Adelaide hotels portfolio

Experienced South Australian hotelier Greg Maitland will lead a new portfolio of 10 hotels spread throughout the Adelaide suburbs. Blue Sky Private Equity...

Ex-Noma Chef Opens Silvereye

The second restaurant to open in The Old Clare Hotel is Silvereye, the first restaurant from Noma veteran Sam Miller. It was pretty sad when the Clare...

Cairns nightclub bouncer attacked

A CAIRNS nightclub security guard has allegedly had his testicles grabbed and been spat on in just one of several incidents that kept police busy in the...

Sisters doing it for themselves in a national cooking championship

SISTERS Ryleigh and Jenita Hunt have spent a lot of time at the stove recently. But they aren’t complaining. It was all part of their effort to refine...

Penneshaw Hotel and duty manager fined $50,000 for serving alcohol to man who later died in car crash

A KANGAROO ISLAND hotel and its former bar manager have been fined $50,000 for serving alcohol to an intoxicated man who died in a crash minutes after...

Choice accuses credit card companies accused of 'misleading' fees

Consumer advocacy group Choice is concerned companies like MasterCard and Visa have helped fund research and lobby groups opposing a reduction in bank...

Brisbane’s hottest new hotels

Brisbane is experiencing an accommodation revolution and is leading the field when it comes to upscale hotel development around the country. In the past...