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Arson probe after fire at North Hobart restaurant Fish Bar

Investigators believe a fire that gutted a North Hobart restaurant in the early hours of this morning may have been deliberately lit. The fire in Elizabeth...

Annual sales increasing for South Australian chocolate factory as production hits Easter peak

One of Australia's oldest chocolate factories has hit its peak production period, making the most of Australians indulging in Easter treats. Adelaide-based...

Easter Penalty Rates Hit Accommodation Businesses

The accommodation industry is joining calls for reform of Australia’s industrial relations system, ahead of services in the industry being cut this Easter...

Easter prawn harvest in full swing, but farmer won't be eating the profits

A prawn farmer on Queensland's Gold Coast has been flat out harvesting and processing prawns ahead of the busy Easter long weekend, but he won't be eating...

Drug smuggler hides 20g of cannabis in lamb pot roast on Darwin flight to Tiwi Islands

A drug smuggler has attempted to hide 20g of cannabis in a lamb pot roast, Northern Territory police say. "A quick X-ray revealed seasoning of a completely...

Easter seafood rush won't be dampened by long weekend rain

Newcastle commercial fishers are expecting a busy couple of days at their retail outlets as religious tradition boosts the demand for seafoods. The Easter...

Supermarket lobby rejects key finding in Federal Government's Harper competition review

The body representing Australia's big two supermarkets, Coles and Woolworths, has rejected a key part of the Federal Government's competition review. The...

Indian cook wins $200,000, kept as slave at Sydney restaurant

THE owner of an Indian restaurant in suburban Sydney has been ordered to pay almost $200,000 to an illiterate cook who was trafficked to Australia and...

Residents fail in court bid against Packer’s Crown Casino

A final attempt by a group of Perth residents to have the planning approval for James Packer’s Crown casino in Burswood torn up has failed.   This...

Iconic Qld outback pub burns down

A HISTORIC Queensland outback hotel featured in the Australian film, A Town Like Alice, has burnt down. (Picture : Gannon's Hotel Motel) THE Gannons...