Iconic Perth pub Raffles has won a long-standing battle with a rich neighbour over noise levels, with the Supreme Court dismissing a claim that would have placed heavy restrictions on the popular venue. Mining entrepreneur Derek Ammon purchased a luxury apartment above Raffle Hotel’s beer garden in 2009, paying $2.7 million. He says that since […]
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Four men have been charged over a brutal beating they allegedly inflicted on another man, who was left for dead in the gutter in a Queensland town. Queensland Police released details of an altercation that took place around 11:40pm on 23 August, where it is alleged a fight broke out in the bar area of
The former owner of the now closed Railway Hotel Brunswick has been sent to prison after pleading guilty to selling nearly $70k worth of drugs to undercover cops. Owner of the Railway, 50-year-old Chris Lytras, was arrested and charged back in 2016, following a raid on the Hotel on 15 April. Lytras had previously received
Melbourne institution the Gasometer Hotel was the setting of a massive brawl over the weekend, as the Prime Minister says Victoria has a “law and order problem”. The Gasometer Hotel enjoys a proud history of supporting Melbourne’s diverse live music scene. On Saturday night it hosted the launch of record label 66 Records, following consultation
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A man has been sentenced for his role in a fatal punch-up outside the Brook Bar & Bistro last year, after the Danny Green v Anthony Mundine rematch boxing event. In a hearing last week, WA’s District Court heard there was an altercation at the pub’s exit some hours after the fight, which was dispersed
An internal investigation mandated by Woolworths senior management regarding ALH gaming practices has already prompted dismissals, and is key to ongoing investigations by regulators in three states. Earlier this year accusations emerged through the office of Tasmanian independent MP Andrew Wilkie that the 75 per cent Woolworths-owned ALH was engaging in questionable acts to try
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A Sydney magistrate has attacked alcohol-fuelled violence, calling for greater sentencing on perpetrators after hearing cases of drunken assaults by women. British-born Elizabeth Hasler appeared last week in Waverley Local Court charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm. The matter related to the night of 3 March this year, according to police facts, when Hasler
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Two men have been convicted over their roles in a drunken fight turned strip-show outside a Wollongong pub. CCTV footage (below) shows the events of a Wednesday night outside the Grand Hotel, on 24 May last year, beginning with a group being denied entry by security for intoxication. Some of those unable to gain entry
Sydney’s Kinselas was victim to a criminal mastermind, orchestrating a cunning entry into the Darlinghurst pub and making off with a bag of convenient booty. NSW Police report CCTV footage (below) caught a man around 4am yesterday (10 July) using what appeared to be a car jack to attempt to smash the front door of
A young man has been charged with grievous bodily harm after reportedly assaulting another man with a glass in a Gold Coast hotel over the weekend. Police report that around 1am on Saturday (7 July) at the Coolangatta Hotel, a 34-year-old man is believed to have asked a woman dancing to stop bumping into him.
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