MAN FOUND ALL BUT

A magistrate has ruled against a claim of sexual assault by a Queensland mine worker, seeing CCTV of the man grabbing a girl’s bottom at a pub.   Martin Beau Hunter Shaw has been employed as a FIFO worker in

MAN IMPRISONED FOR ASSAULT AND DEATH THREATS ON BOUNCER

A man who assaulted and threatened to kill a guard and his family at the Town Hall in Newtown last year has been sent away, as the magistrate disputed his claim of alcohol-induced memory loss. 30-year-old Charles Begg of Merrylands

BOUNCER ARRESTED FOR CHOKING OUT PUB PATRON

An overzealous bouncer in a Darwin pub has been charged over reckless endangerment, after he choked a patron unconscious and dumped him on the concrete, in front of a crowd of witnesses. The incident reportedly took place in the early

POLICE SEEK PUBLIC HELP IN MULTIPLE PUB CRIMES

Police have appealed for information from the public on several incidents of violence and robbery in pubs in New South Wales and South Australia. Around 1am Wednesday (1 February), a man armed with a machete entered the gaming room of

PUBLICAN FACES TRIAL FOR THEFT FROM INMATES

A hotel owner has faced court over the alleged theft of over $100k from inmates of the remand centre where he also worked, in an attempt to save his business. Brenton Williams pleaded guilty to theft from a prison safe

DRUNK MANAGER FACES TIME FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT

A Queensland pub manager is facing prison over his behaviour at a Christmas party, where he is said to have groped and assaulted two teenage girls. 42-year-old Samuel McGrath appeared this week before Noosa Magistrates Court, where he pleaded guilty

PASTORAL PAYS PRICE FOR PANDEMIC TRADE

A COVID-defying publican who opened his Pastoral Hotel in Echuca during the lockdowns has faced court and been fined for his insolence. During Victoria’s fifth lockdown, in 2021, the Pastoral Hotel reopened for three days before being forced to close

MAN SMASHES EGM AT ALH’S OLD SYDNEY HOTEL

Queensland Police have released CCTV footage in the hunt for the man who smashed a poker machine at ALH’s Old Sydney Hotel last month. Footage captured the incident around 4pm on 20 October at the pub, depicting a man verbally

EMPLOYEE AND ACCOMPLICE ARRESTED OVER HOTEL ROBBERY

Two people have been charged following the alleged robbery of a Windsor hotel, with one of the alleged perpetrators an employee of the pub. Police were called to the Fitzroy Hotel in Sydney’s north-west about 9.30pm on Sunday, 18 September.