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WA WELCOMES LIQUOR REFORM TO BOLSTER VENUES AND TOURISM

Posted on February 21st, 2018 by Clyde Mooney

After years of lobbying by industry, Western Australia yesterday saw the introduction of reforms heralding greater flexibility and opportunity for the State’s licensed venues. The Liquor Control Amendment Bill 2018 tabled in parliament represented the State Government’s reforms to WA’s

RISQUÉ ABSOLUT CAMPAIGN BOASTS ‘NOTHING TO HIDE’

Posted on February 7th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney

The battle of the brands in vodka has spawned a brilliantly cheeky new campaign by stalwart Absolut, taking the purity of the spirit to new frozen Swedish heights in naturalism. In a shameless yet hilarious and self-deprecating stab at themselves,

GAMING EXPO AND SEMINARS SET FOR BIG 2018

Posted on January 29th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney

The Australasian Gaming Expo for 2018 will take place in August, and already registration is open and over three-quarters of the exhibition space has been filled. Returning for the second year to its home in Darling Harbour, at the new

LIQUOR & GAMING ANNOUNCE EXTENDED FESTIVE TRADING FOR HOTELS

Posted on December 20th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney

Liquor & Gaming NSW has confirmed later trading on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve, for both licensed venues and takeaway sales. Due to Christmas and New Year’s Eves falling on a Sunday, special arrangements were decided to give consumers

DIAGEO 20TH ANNIVERSARY: STILL INNOVATING

Posted on December 20th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney

This week Diageo – one of the largest and most progressive drinks companies – celebrated two decades since its inception, and the eve of further innovation. The publicly listed company (plc) Diageo was created in 1997 from the merger of

TABCORP-TATTS MERGER CLEARS ALL HURDLES

Posted on December 18th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney

After more than a year of debate, the combining of Tabcorp and Tatts Group has been given final approval and shareholders notified. The proposed $11bn merger between the two ASX-listed Australian gaming companies was announced mid-October 2016. The Australian Competition

MINIMUM PRICE FOR STANDARD DRINKS TO TARGET CHEAP TAKEAWAY BOOZE

Posted on November 17th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney

Scotland is set to become the first country to introduce a ‘Minimum Unit Price’ (MUP) on all booze, currently being considered in Australia, in an attempt to curb irresponsible drinking and public health detriment. Authorities in Scotland have now cleared

FIGHT TO KEEP SYDNEY OPEN HEADS TO PARLIAMENT

Posted on November 6th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney

After years fighting for Sydney’s right to party, Keep Sydney Open is garnering support for a push to take the plight of the global city into parliament. The controversial 1:30 lockout and 3am closure laws were introduced in February 2014,

HOTELS & HASHTAGS EVENT HELPING HOTELIERS

Posted on October 23rd, 2017 by Clyde Mooney

Another edition of Hotels & Hashtags took place last week, helping hoteliers in Victoria to consider and plan beyond the today. The Hotels & Hashtags concept began two years ago, a partnership between the AHA Victoria and Carlton & United