Three year ban for former manager of Imperial Hotel at Erskineville
The former manager of the Imperial Hotel at Erskineville has been ordered to pay over $5,000 and banned from managing licensed premises…
Fremantle’s Bathers Beach House gains Australia’s first beach dining licence
Bathers Beach House in Fremantle has been granted Australias first liquor licence for alfresco beach dining.
Review suggests increase to small bar capacity
Less than a week after the release of the long awaited Callinan review, the NSW state government has published the findings of…
Former restaurant operator failed to pay wages for more than a year
A former Victorian restaurant operator has been penalised more than $50,000 and criticised for his morally moribund and calculated and deceitful exploitation…
Sushi chain short-changes visa-holders $123,000
Nine overseas workers employed by a sushi restaurant chain in Brisbane were short-changed more than $123,000 over 16 months, a Fair Work…
New logo for restaurants that dont serve shark fin soup
West Australian shark biologist, Amanda Elizabeth Morgan has created a system that allows consumers to quickly and efficiently identify restaurants that do…
Callinan review delayed by two weeks
The Callinan review into lockout laws, which was due to be released by the end of August, has been delayed until mid-September.
NSW government to appeal lockout law exemptions
The state Supreme Court has ruled that the NSW Justice Department does not have the legal authority to declare Sydney CBD venues…
Malaysian restaurant operators penalised almost $300,000 after paying staff $11 an hour
The operators of Mamak have been penalised almost $300,000 for deliberately short-changing their employees and using false records to try to disguise…
Sushi chain underpays migrant workers $51,000
A Gold Coast business with outlets in Queensland and NSW underpaid three Japanese employees more than $51,000 over 18 months.