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HOTELIER CONVICTED OF STEALING MILLIONS FROM ABORIGINAL TRUST

Posted on May 29th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
A septuagenarian hotelier and financial advisor has been found guilty of swindling nearly $3 million from the Yugunga-Nya trust, supposedly to prop up his pub.   Thomas Graham Greenaway operated as trustee to the charitable fund, distributing mining royalties to

OFFICER HIT AND RUN BY STOLEN CAR AT BURVALE HOTEL

Posted on May 24th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
Two men have been arrested after a stolen car was used to hit a senior police officer attempting to stop a getaway, in the carpark of the Burvale Hotel in Melbourne’s east. According to investigators, the men stole a white

ARMED BANDIT ARRESTED IN DUMPSTER

Posted on May 10th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
Police tracked down and arrested a man in a dumpster, accused of an alleged armed robbery at a western Sydney pub in the early hours of Wednesday. Around 12.40am on 8 May police received reports of an armed robbery at

MAJOR DATA BREACH ON PUB AND CLUB PATRONS

Posted on May 3rd, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
A man has been arrested, as police continue to investigate a major alleged data breach that risks the personal details of patrons of clubs and pubs across NSW and puts a cloud over data collection. News broke on Wednesday of

MAN DIES AFTER ASSAULT AT UNANDERRA

Posted on May 3rd, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
An Illawarra man faces escalating charges after another man, who he allegedly hit during a brawl at the pub, has died as a result of his injuries. Authorities state that around 10.50pm on 12 April emergency services responded to reports

PORT ADELAIDE HOTEL TRIUMPHS IN NOISE COMPLAINT DISPUTE

Posted on May 1st, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
Port Adelaide’s Lord Exmouth Hotel, known locally as the Monkey House, celebrated a win this week as a noise complaint was thrown out of court. The hotel is one of South Australia’s oldest licensed premises, first opening its doors in

HEMMES LOCKS HORNS WITH BEEF MAGNATES OVER AN ESTABLISHMENT

Posted on April 26th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
Merivale is in a trademark dispute with a new Brisbane restaurant representing giant multinational Stanbroke beef, over the rights to the name Establishment. Establishment 203 opened its doors on Marshall St in Fortitude Valley on 28 November, 2023, being the

EDITOR’S NOTE: THE POINTY END OF KNIFE LAWS

Posted on April 22nd, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
Amid the trial of a woman for the stabbing death of a publican in the UK, and multiple instances of high-profile knife violence in Sydney, questions around armed assault and extremism are as relevant as ever in Australia. Maidstone Crown

KEG CROOKS ARRESTED

Posted on March 27th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
Following investigations by detectives in Victoria, three people have been arrested and are facing charges over the theft of hundreds of empty kegs, worth tens of thousands of dollars.    Authorities have been investigating the pilfering of more than 200