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AUSTRALIA’S CAPITALS FARE WELL ON GLOBAL PUB SCALE

Posted on May 25th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney

Deutsche Bank has released its fifth annual ‘Mapping the World’s Prices’ report, showing Melbourne and Sydney are right in the middle for the cost of a beer and meal at a pub. The report cites that Europe is “an expensive

FITZROY PUB ASKS NON-PATRONS $4.50 TO USE TOILETS OR P-OFF

Posted on May 6th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney

One Melbourne pub has gotten the sh*ts with hordes of people off the street using its amenities and instigated a $4.50 ‘fee to pee’. Nearly a year ago Tom Tshul bought Fitzroy’s The Stone Hotel, which is located on the

CALLINAN REVIEW SUBMISSIONS – WHAT THEY SAID

Posted on May 4th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney

Authorities have released the 1800+ submissions made to the Review on Sydney’s ‘lockouts’ and trade restrictions, with all but a few stakeholders failing to even address the real issue. In line with the dirge of media and commentary emanating from

PEDALS DRIVING PUB PATRONS TO NEW CHOICES

Posted on April 11th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney

The phenomenon that is portable, pedal-powered pubs has hit Australian streets and is helping drive patrons where they have not been before. Enormous, over-size bicycles that seat over a dozen people and serve beer have become popular in cities across

OLGR FLOODED WITH PUBLIC SUBMISSIONS ON LOCKOUT REVIEW

Posted on April 6th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney

The New South Wales Office of Liquor, Gaming & Racing has reported a massive response to requests for input on Sydney’s controversial lockout laws and State bottleshop closure. The Callinan Review, fronted by the Hon. Ian Callinan AC QC, is

SBS SHOWDOWN ON LOCKOUTS AS PUBLIC VOTES A RESOUNDING “NO!”

Posted on March 21st, 2016 by Clyde Mooney

SBS will tomorrow night host a high-stakes debate on Sydney’s lockout laws between dissenting parties – as a massive survey reports an overwhelmingly No! from the public. Current affairs provocateur The Feed has lined up a panel to discuss the

SYDNEY LOCKOUT PROTESTS OFFER ‘SMART’ SOLUTIONS

Posted on February 22nd, 2016 by Clyde Mooney

Sydney-siders gathered to protest the infamous trade restrictions and lockout laws that are being seen as the cause of a massive slump in the city’s hospitality scene and nightlife. Around fifteen thousand protesters, including hospitality business owners and staff, music

AUSSIE FIRST: PEDAL-PUBS HEADED TO ADELAIDE

Posted on February 17th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney

After two decades pushing into markets in dozens of overseas cities, pedal-pubs are set to set off in Adelaide later this month. US-based entrepreneur and former Rolls Royce engineer Stephen Lindsay is bringing two Amsterdam-manufactured 16-seater cycles to Australia to

USA PRAISE FOR OZ SET TO BOOST TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY

Posted on January 15th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney

Australian pubs may want to crank up the Americana, as the leading travel magazine in the USA just voted Down Under as its ‘Destination of the Year’. Deemed a great honour, the Condé Nast Traveler (CNT) magazine, which is read

MELBOURNE EMBRACES 24-HOUR AS SYDNEY FADES

Posted on January 13th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney

While Sydney’s late-night economy devolves as a result of a draconian, prohibitive response to antisocial behaviour, Melbourne is embracing a spread of trading hours with sweeping change. For more than a decade Victorian Police have identified what they call the