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Anti-bikie liquor licensing changes causing problems for hospitality workers

Pub owners and hospitality staff fear changes to liquor licensing under Queensland's new anti-bikie legislation could make it harder for them to do their...

Plans for $24mil hotel and conference centre on Wharf Rd

Plans for a $24 million hotel and conference centre in Newcastle are now on public display. Hotel tycoon and plastic surgeon Jerry Schwartz wants to build...

Masterchef's Matt Preston names Melbourne's Top 10 most influential restaurants

A lot of Melbourne restaurants have come and gone over the past 20 years. As a keen observer of the changing scene, Matt names 10 dining rooms that really...

Last-ditch talks over pub lease

The WA president of the Australian Hotels Association is on the brink of losing his pub after the lease on Mt Hawthorn's Paddington Ale House was advertised...

Jamie's Italian gears up for first week of business in Canberra

The new Jamie's Italian in the city is more rustic than super slick in its set up, with a jumble of billiard-green and brown banquettes, pink metal chairs,...

Five Mercure hotels exit Accor in NZ

Five of CP Group’s Mercure hotels in New Zealand are set to leave the Accor network on December 1, 2013. The properties – Mercure Auckland Windsor,...

Raw milk 'cow share' scheme leads to court fight

A court is being asked to determine whether a dairy farmer who distributes raw milk through a "cow share" scheme has breached food safety regulations in...

Veteran chef to French presidents, hangs up his apron

For 40 years, Bernard Vaussion has stirred and sauteed, poached and parboiled, reduced and roasted for six French presidents and their guests. But now...

Time Out Bar Awards approaching

Time Out Bar Awards has announced this year’s nominees for its first ever Melbourne awards and sixth Sydney ceremony. The awards will be held in Melbourne’s...

Woolworths buys premium Barossa label

Pinnacle Liquor Group, Woolworths' exclusive brands business, has acquired a super premium Barossa Valley wine brand. A Woolworths spokeswoman today confirmed...