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MELBOURNE BARTENDER SACKED FOR REFUSING AND PISSING OFF NAZIS

Posted on August 12th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney

A young bartender at an Irish pub in Melbourne has been fired for standing up to a group of neo-nazi men, who threatened him with violence and allegedly extorted the pub for money. An Irish barman and another worker that

CLEANER VENUES FOR CONSUMER CONFIDENCE

Posted on March 7th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney

As trade restrictions are removed, amid ongoing COVID infections, pubs are advised to be both diligent and be seen to be providing a safe environment. The pandemic has been challenging for many businesses, but few industries have been impacted as

LORD GLADSTONE GOES ‘GLADSONG’ TO POINT OUT LIVE MUSIC INEQUITY

Posted on January 21st, 2022 by Clyde Mooney

This Sunday the Lord will hold service in Chippendale, as The Gladsong, to highlight the abandonment of the music industry and the restrictions, while religious outfits flaunt the rules. On January 23 The (Lord) Gladsong and hold a Sunday service,

COVID CROSSROADS AND BACKLASH OF THE BARRED

Posted on December 17th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney

New South Wales has now scrapped all COVID-19 conditions, leaving venues to fend for themselves, faced with greater potential for forced closure versus the wrath of the antivaxxers. From 15 December all residents of NSW enjoy the same freedoms, not

COUNCIL THREATEN U-TURN ON OUTDOOR AREA

Posted on October 6th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney

Merivale’s Vic on the Park is facing an about-face by Council, which is threatening to kill off its immensely popular COVID-response beer garden, in the former carpark. In response to encouragement to creating outdoor dining spaces to improve conditions brought

PUB UNDER FIRE FOR POKIES PROMO

Posted on March 22nd, 2021 by Clyde Mooney

A hotel on the Gold Coast has come under fire for a seniors’ meal deal promotion, accused of “luring” elderly patrons by offering a free poker machine voucher. Last week the story emerged highlighting a promotion being run on the

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

ALH’S BRASS MONKEY CALLED OUT FOR OVERACTIVE DENIAL OF SERVICE

Posted on November 11th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney

An ALH venue is under fire after a regular patron, with autism, was denied service for suspected intoxication. 21-year-old James Paradiso is an IT student and a regular at the Brass Monkey, in Perth. Last week he entered the pub,

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