Public Opinion

CROYDON PUB GUARD ACCUSED OF TEEN KNOCKOUT

Posted on November 27th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
A Melbourne pub is in the spotlight in video showing a security guard holding a teenager in a choke hold before carrying his limp body outside. The footage, taken by patrons at the Dorset Gardens Hotel in Croydon on Saturday

THE CAPTAIN SLUGGED FOR NO COOK

Posted on August 5th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
Paddington’s pioneering Captain Cook Hotel has come under fire by some seemingly spoiling for a fight, falsely accused of bowing to the movement challenging Australia’s formative years through the tweaking of its common name. The old pub was taken on

PUB SCHOOLED OVER MISPLACED COVID JIBE

Posted on July 24th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
A pub in Sydney's east has come under fire for displaying coronavirus signs deemed racist and discriminatory, as social tension mirrors the seriousness of the global disposition and not all appreciate attempts to make any light of the situation.  The

PARK HOUSE MAKES AMENDS FOR SALVOS BLUNDER

Posted on October 16th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
Park House at Mona Vale has made good on a blunder that saw a regular Salvation Army officer escorted out for asking patrons to donate loose change. Last Friday evening a uniformed Salvo was making her customary visit to Arthur

REILLY CRUCIFIED OVER STAFF PAY GAFFE MUCK-RAKING

Posted on February 6th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
Inner west stalwart Ray Reilly is battling a tsunami of criticism of his group and himself, following a muck-raking article in News.com.au claiming “ongoing and systematic” wage theft from minimum wage workers. Monday’s story – sensationally headlined “Sydney pub empire

DARK CLOUD OVER RORKES

Posted on January 25th, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
The owner of Darwin pub Rorkes is in hot water over allegations of failing to pay staff and prejudice against indigenous patrons. Rorkes is located in Darwin's historic Commonwealth Bank building, in the CBD. Last week a number of staff

MERIVALE DODGES DAGGERS OVER END OF EBA

Posted on January 23rd, 2019 by Clyde Mooney
Immensely successful and popular hospitality group Merivale is being lampooned for the decision to end its out-dated WorkChoices employment contract for staff, adding insult to irony. High-flying 40-something bar tsar Justin Hemmes has built his family operation to count over

ALH IN DAMAGE CONTROL FOLLOWING WILD ACCUSATIONS

Posted on February 28th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Fairfax has published a damning expose on the alleged workings of Woolworths-backed ALH and its approach to optimising gaming revenue through patron monitoring and inducements. Yesterday’s story in the Sydney Morning Herald alludes to a company-wide system of recording and