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Financial stress highest in the accommodation & food services industry 10/21/2016

Financial stress is now a fact of life for more than one in four Australian workers who say they have low confidence in their financial position and find it difficult to make ends ...

Backpacker tax changes to benefit regional Australia 10/14/2016

Assistant Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, the Hon. Keith Pitt MP, said proposed improvements to the way working holiday makers (backpackers) are taxed will provide ...

Tourism industry backs push for Senate inquiry into holiday tax hike 10/14/2016

The Tourism & Transport Forum Australia (TTF) has applauded the Federal Labor Opposition’s move for a Senate inquiry into the backpacker tax package including the plan to hike the ...

Backpacker changes give with one hand but take with the other 9/30/2016

While some changes to the working holiday maker program announced by the Government today are welcome the overall impact of the measures will be a damaging brake on tourism, Australia’s ...

NSW bottle shop licence suspension highlights need to check age ID 9/30/2016

The licensee of a bottle shop at Marsfield in Sydney’s north-west has had her liquor licence suspended for the October long weekend for selling alcohol to a 17-year-old youth.

Fair Work reaches out to Korean community on workplace rights 9/30/2016

Persistent underpayment matters involving Korean visa-holders have prompted the Fair Work Ombudsman to reach out to the Korean business community.

5 Great Hotels and Why they’re Great 9/30/2016

What makes a hotel great? Well, a great hotel offers something out of the box; something extraordinary that goes far beyond a nice meal and good night’s sleep.

Reviews of small bar licences and Kings Cross ID scanners released 9/23/2016

The NSW Government has released statutory reviews of liquor licences for small bars and the ID scanner system operating at high-risk venues in Kings Cross.

$59bn overnight spend a strong result for the domestic visitor economy 9/23/2016

The Tourism & Transport Forum Australia (TTF) has welcomed the latest national visitor survey by Tourism Research Australia that shows another strong financial year performance with ...

ABS data shows underemployment now the norm 9/23/2016

The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) is urging the Federal Government to take drastic action on the decline of full-time permanent jobs in Australia.

Callinan report takes small steps in the right direction for NSW 9/16/2016

The Callinan report released by the State Government appears to take a few small steps in the right direction, AHA NSW Director of Liquor and Policing John Green said.

Holiday makers to WA on the rise 9/16/2016

The number of Australians choosing to travel to WA for holiday and business is on the rise, and West Australians are making up the majority of overnight stays.

How to ensure your commercial kitchen runs smoothly 9/16/2016

“Sorry for the delay. The kitchen’s very busy tonight.” “I’m awfully sorry; we’re right out of prawns.” “No problem, Sir, we’ll get you a bucket.”

Sushi restaurant short-changes visa-holders $123,000 9/9/2016

Nine overseas workers employed by a sushi restaurant chain in Brisbane were short-changed more than $123,000 over 16 months, a Fair Work Ombudsman investigation has found.

Tourism Australia must focus on declining visitors in WA 9/2/2016

The latest international visitor data shows spending in Australia for the past year grew by 14.2% on average, but in Western Australia it declined by -0.2%, prompting calls for a ...

Casual workers rising, leaving more Aussies without leave entitlement 9/2/2016

Statistics released 31 August 2016 by the ABS show casualisation of work continues to rise under the Turnbull Government.

5 ways to keep customers coming back 8/26/2016

Unless you still operate from one of those quaint, last-decade entities called a ‘shop,’ your customers are online and on the move.

New ideas for a safe and vibrant Sydney nightlife 8/26/2016

An app delivering real-time updates on entertainment options, extending public transport operating hours, activating public places with “pop-up” food and later opening of shops and ...

Backpacker tax could reduce working holiday makers by 60%: survey 8/26/2016

The Tourism & Transport Forum Australia (TTF) has renewed its call for the Federal Government to abandon its short-sighted 32.5 per cent backpacker tax.

Syd restaurant Mamak fined almost $300,000 after paying staff $11/hour 8/26/2016

The operators of an inner Sydney restaurant who relied on informal market research to set their wage rates have been penalised almost $300,000 for deliberately short-changing their ...

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