QLD food retailers to display kilojoule content
Following in the footsteps of NSW, South Australia and the ACT, Queensland food retailers are now required to display the kilojoule content…
$13 per hour is good pay: Bing Boy ordered to back pay employees
An investigation by the Fair Work Ombudsman has found that two Taiwanese restaurant workers were underpaid thousands of dollars by their employer,…
Former NSW licensee receives 10 year statewide ban
The former licensee of Port Macquaries Downunder Nightclub has been served with a 10 year statewide ban for repeated breaches of the…
Sydney caf has liquor license suspended after serving alcohol to minors
The Beauty & The Beast caf, located in the Sydney suburb of Strathfield has had its liquor license suspended for 21 days…
Fair Work to randomly audit 200 south-west Victorian businesses
The Fair Work Ombudsman will be auditing up to 200 businesses across south-west Victoria as part of a new compliance campaign.
2015 marks highest-ever growth in international visitor expenditure: Tourism Australia
According Tourism Australia, international visitors are spending more on our shores and staying longer with an 18 percent increase on expenditure reported…
Nandos operator underpays staff almost $27,500
A recent investigation by the Fair Work Ombudsman has found that the operator of a Nandos restaurant in Canberra underpaid 13 young,…
Thousands take part in Keep Sydney Open rally
A protest against Sydneys infamous lockout laws, the Keep Sydney Open rally saw about 8,000 people march from Central Station to Hyde…
QLD introduces its own lockout laws
The Queensland government has followed NSWs lead, introducing its own lockout laws as a means of tackling alcohol-fuelled violence.
Food wholesaler’s inexcusable conduct leads to $85,000 fine
A Melbourne-based food wholesaler, Quality Food World, has been penalised $85,000 for inexcusable underpayments of migrant and overseas workers.