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PENALTIES SOAR AS STATES SCRAMBLE TO CONTAIN SECOND WAVE

Inspectors from coordinated government departments are trawling NSW licensed venues in search of COVID breaches, while Victoria threatens fines of $200,000 to businesses who fail to report infected staff. Liquor & Gaming NSW, SafeWork NSW and NSW Fair Trading collectively visited 410 venues during weekend compliance activities conducted by the Department of Customer Service, issuing […]

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PUB SCHOOLED OVER MISPLACED COVID JIBE

A pub in Sydney’s east has come under fire for displaying coronavirus signs deemed racist and discriminatory, as social tension mirrors the seriousness of the global disposition and not all appreciate attempts to make any light of the situation.  The Maroubra Junction Hotel was spotted displaying signs advocating its “Chinese” coronavirus plan, also featuring a

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PUBS FINED OVER COVID BREACHES AS POLICE GET TOUGH

Two NSW pubs have joined the ranks of businesses being fined for breaching Public Health Orders over COVID-19, as police get tough on mandated restrictions. On the weekend plain clothes officers fined the Auburn Hotel in Sydney’s west $5,000 for multiple breaches of the current coronavirus safety regulations. The required sign-in register was reportedly full

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NSW PUBS SHUT AND BORDERS OFF LIMITS AS VICTORIA WORSENS

New South Wales is flirting with further shutdowns as at least two pubs close over COVID-19 infections and the Victorian situation worsens. Today Victoria reported the largest single day increase in cases of COVID-19 to date in Australia, official numbers being 288 new positive tests, bringing the state’s active case tally to 1,172. This week

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LAUNDY LEADS CALL FOR WORKERS TO ‘GET OFF THEIR ARSE’

Former Federal member and fresh face of the Laundy portfolio, Craig Laundy, has taken a swipe at a system and the workers being paid high subsidies by government while freshly re-opened pubs struggle to cover shifts. On Monday Prime Minister Scott Morrison admitted to 2GB that if unemployment benefits, the “dole”, was too high, it

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PUB PUSHED TO THE BRINK OVER MASSIVE COVID FINE

The Queensland state government is $20,000 richer after a police sting on the weekend trapped three country pubs in alleged breaches of COVID-19 restrictions, with at least one shaken under the weight of the debt. Queensland police and OLGR licensing officers conducted covert operations on pubs in Wallumbilla, Injune and Roma, steadfastly enforcing the direction

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