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OXFORD SCHOLAR HOTEL VICTIM TO MELBOURNE UNDERGROUND RAIL
The popular Oxford Scholar Hotel in the heart of Melbourne is struggling to stay in business, amid major underground rail project works and no love from authorities. Publican Malcolm Wulf has been operating the Oxford Scholar since 1991 and relies
ANZAC DAY PROMOTIONS AROUND THE COUNTRY DUBBED POOR FORM
As millions of Australians yesterday commemorated the ANZAC tradition and retrospection, there were some licensed venues unaware or unsympathetic to its respectful use. The ANZAC Act of 1921 is specific in not allowing any use of the word in relation
RANDALL’S PADDO BESOTTED BY PAULINE PUNDITS
Industry veteran Neil Randall has tasted the stench of politics in response to an event by One Nation at his Paddington Ale House. Billed as an electioneering promo, with Pauline Hanson set to shout free pizza and a beer for
INTOX ON-PREMISE: THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM
Australia’s tightening focus on social harms related to drug and alcohol use are forcing stricter controls that rely on unqualified workers to make what is almost a medical diagnosis. When it comes to assessing the level of ‘intoxication’ of an
TOUGH WEEK IN TASSIE PUBS
Pubs on the apple isle are under attack from all sides, defending from Council encroachment, for not barring patrons, and from axe-wielding bandits. The Tasmanian Government recently overhauled the State’s regulations on licensed premises, and a key outcome was the
HISTORIC PICTON PUB STILL CLOSED DUE TO INSURANCE DISSENTION
A pub in south-west Sydney remains closed after seven months, as its insurance refuses to pay on a claim for damage caused by floods. On 5 June last year, the suburb of Picton, on the edge of the Blue Mountains
COUNCIL GETS ITS PUB, PELATHON SAYS FAREWELL
In a final twist of the Cairns Courthouse caper, Pelathon has surprised the Council and pulled the pin and will cease trading this week. Following the announcement that Pelathon Management Group would be buying Lantern’s historic Courthouse Hotel in Cairns,
PENALTY RATES DEBATE REARS EARLY FOR ELECTION
Early election jostling has seen political leaders vie for the attentions of business and the unemployed in WA, flaring up a long-standing national debate on penalty rates. Western Australia will see a State election on 11 March, 2017, and experiencing
BAIRD STUBBORN AS PARTY GOES TO DOGS OVER KNEE-JERK LEGISLATION
Premier Baird is standing firm one of his decisions, to ban the greyhound industry in NSW, despite mounting party pressure and the loss of thousands of jobs and hundreds of millions. In July Premier Mike Baird and state National leader
