Business & Trade

BRISBANE COUNCIL LOOKS TO REVIEW MANTLE GROUP LEASES

Brisbane City Council is understood to be reviewing the lease agreements on prime CBD locations with Mantle Group, pending the results of the investigations into its controversial staff payment arrangements. Last month news emerged that the Mantle Group had dismissed hundreds of employees, supposedly to avoid paying entitlements such as penalty rates. This development came […]

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RATCHET TAX INCREASE ON BEER HITS 30-YEAR HIGH

Australia’s ratcheting tax on draught beer has risen again, this time representing the biggest increase in more than three decades, prompting further debate amid economic constraints. The world has been experiencing uncomfortably high inflation post-pandemic, largely as a result of supply chain and labour disruptions as countries hunkered down. Linked to CPI, the ­biannual indexation

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SHOULD PUBS REVIEW BANNING THE TATTOO?

Pubs are under increasing pressure to reconsider often long-established bans on neck and face tattoos, as more and more Australians get inked. Hey Chica!, a Latin-inspired venue in Brisbane’s nightclub precinct, Fortitude Valley, has recently received widespread backlash on social media after enforcing its  blanket ban on face and neck tattoos. A 23-year-old Papuan Australian,

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RAG & FAMISH FENDS OFF NOISY NEIGHBOUR COMPLAINTS

North Sydney’s historic Rag & Famish has been dodging daggers from noisy locals disgruntled about the pub renewing its government mandated outdoor trading area. During the pandemic, in light of the benefits of open spaces, North Sydney Council facilitated many establishments, including the Rag, to operate an area outside on the pavement. The original scheme

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INSURANCE CAN STOP THE MUSIC

Beyond the problems already faced by pubs in insurance, live music venues are experiencing their own crisis, as insurance providers skyrocket premiums or remove policies altogether. Operators are facing exponential increases to their premiums, while others report attempting to renew long-standing policies only for them to be cancelled.  The Leadbeater Hotel in Richmond was recently

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