Industry News

NEW AHA NATIONAL PRESIDENT: DAVID BASHEER

Posted on September 19th, 2025 by Clyde Mooney
Acclaimed South Australian hotelier David Basheer has taken over from David Canny in the role of President of the National Australian Hotels Association. The Association (AHA) announced Basheer was elected unopposed to the position. Paul Palmer from the Northern Territory

NEW LOOK, NEW VISION FOR AGE

Posted on April 2nd, 2025 by Clyde Mooney
The Australasian Gaming Expo (AGE) is diving into the new year and a new chapter in hospitality with a refreshed brand identity and logo for the big show for 2025. Ending a decade sporting the poker machine-inspired insignia, the contemporary

OUR PUB: PUSHING POLLIES TO TAKE NOTICE

Posted on March 19th, 2025 by Clyde Mooney
An industry campaign has been launched encouraging the people of Britain to tell politicians how much they value and want to protect their local pubs, with clear relevance Down Under. The primary objective of the ‘Our Pub’ initiative is to

LABOR ROLLS OUT ‘COMMON SENSE’ ON BEER TAX

Posted on March 5th, 2025 by Clyde Mooney
With a Federal election looming, the incumbent Albanese administration has begun wooing the battlers, promising a freeze on the unpopular tax on beer for at least two years. If re-elected, the Albanese Government has mandated the temporary halt on increases

THREE DAYS OF INDUSTRY SEMINARS AT THE GAMING EXPO

Posted on August 12th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
The 2024 edition of the Australasian Gaming Expo (AGE) begins Tuesday at Sydney’s International Convention Centre, offering operators a one-stop line-up of 200 exhibitors, and 11 industry seminars. Taking place Tuesday 13 - Thursday 15 August, the AGE has grown

GAMING EXPO BEGINS

Posted on August 7th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
The latest and greatest Australasian Gaming Expo (AGE) is set to take place next week at the Sydney International Convention Centre, from Tuesday 13 - Thursday 15 August. The very first AGE was held in Sydney in 1990. The Expo

VENUES UNLOCKED GOES LOUD

Posted on December 5th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
Furthering its pledge to support the live music industry, the NSW government has rolled out its Venues Unlocked program to increase the number of live performance venues and events, coupled with industry best-practice sound control and management. In October the

PUBTIC PRESENTS HOSPOHEROES

Posted on August 11th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
Next week Sydney will see the latest instalment of the Australasian Gaming Expo take place at the ICC, with the customary gambit of hospitality gold and industry education – including the 2023 seminar by PubTIC (and ClubTIC), bringing HospoHeroes. The

PUB INDUSTRY METRICS FOR Q3: REPORT

Posted on May 31st, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
Hospitality specialist Quantaco has released a report benchmarking industry performance for Q3 and offering insights for Australian pubs. Quantaco is an advisory firm that’s sole focus is on hospitality, employing a curated combination of industry-specific technology and people. This report