Compliance blitz for licensed venues in and around Sydney
Inspectors from the Office of Liquor, Gaming and Racing will be undergoing a compliance blitz throughout the festive season and until Australia…
New caf slated for Sydneys Hyde Park South
A new open-plan caf with glass frontage will replace the old one in Hyde Park South, as part of works to make…
Sydney restaurant ordered to backpay foreign worker $6,000
A Korean visa-holder was found to have been underpaid over $6,000 during the five months of his employment at Tenkomori Ramen House…
Malaysian worker hired under a 187 visa underpaid over $45,000: Fair Work
A Malaysian worker that was brought over to regional Queensland to work as a restaurant manager was underpaid over $45,000 and employed…
Licensee receives six month suspension for management failures
A former licensee has been banned from working in NSW licensed venues for the next six months after failing to implement adequate…
Former Queensland restaurant owner believes he was “discriminated against” by food inspectors
A former Queensland restaurant owner found guilty of numerous food safety breaches, believes he was "discriminated against" by health inspectors.
Latest violent venues list released for NSW
Merivales Ivy is no longer Sydneys most violent venue, replaced by Home nightclub. The statewide list has been topped, however, by Coffs…
Western Sydney restaurant has liquor license suspended for serving minors
A Lidcome restaurant has had its liquor license suspended for 21 days after serving spirits to a group of teenagers.
Bid to overturn Adelaides new food truck rules falls through
A bid to overturn new rules relating to the number of food truck operators in the Adelaide CBD has failed.
Melbournes best chefs slam impending ban on commercial net fishing
Leading chefs and restaurateurs including Neil Perry, Ben Shewry, George Calombaris and Andrew McConnell have joined forces to criticise the Victorian governments…