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$200k fine for unlicensed music in Melbourne bar
Photo by Peter Tarasiuk/ Broadsheet Melbourne Melbourne bar Hairy Little Sista ordered to pay nearly $200k for playing songs without
Silo art a tourism boon for outback towns
Picture: Brim silos featuring artwork by Brisbane artist Guido van Helten (Photo by Guido van Helten) TTN note: Scroll down for
Budget 2017: What the tourism industry gets
The Turnbull government has delivered a very crowd-pleasing budget - but as usual, tourism is not directly addressed. Tourism News
Veganism is getting the crowds in
Photo: Nikki Medwell from Elphinstone runs a vegan B&B which pays for her animal rescue shelter. (ABC Central Victoria:
Penalty rate change coming from the top
TTN, 28th September: After years of umming and ahhing on penalty rates, the Federal government have put the issue
Train drivers hit Vic gov on Grand Final Day
Free train travel on Grand Final day as union plans seven days of strike action From The Herald Sun, 24th
Penalty rate argument hits fever pitch
TTN, 9th April 2015: The proponents for and against penalty rates were out swinging Tuesday after the Easter 2015
Extra Vic holidays drive operators into the ground
Easter penalty rates could 'cripple' Victorian hospitality industry From abc.net.au, 1st April 2015 PHOTO: Victoria has the most public holidays of
Resources, Energy and What Now?
TTN, 31st March 2015: Former federal Minister for Tourism Martin Ferguson (pictured) is now a lobbyist for the oil
Tas gov to spend $32m on Spirit upgrade
PHOTO: The refurbishment of the Spirit of Tasmania ferries will be done over the quieter winter months. (TT-Lines) TTN: The Tasmanian
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- NT
Singapore getting closer with extra routes ex Cairns and Darwin
Silk Air have increased flights from northern centres to Singapore as Qantas and Virgin cut back on less profitable
Attempts to stem NT bleeding hampered
Iconic Australian tourism destination the Northern Territory has long been considered a governmental basket case. Now it's revealed the
$446m Jabiru 4-way masterplan to launch
It will take $446m and strategic collaboration to turn mining hub Jabiru into a tourism mecca. Jabiru future: Four-way agreement
Airport fees keep airfares high: ACCC
TTN, 2nd May 2018With an enquiry by Australia's Productivity Commission into the Economic Regulation of Airports to begin in
Top End indigenous producing high-end furniture
Milingimbi Island craftsmen Sean Mandaway and Josiah Baker at the Manapan factory. Photo: TOVO Cutting-edge furniture design meets Aboriginal creativity on
- WA
Whale incident as legalisation nears in WA
Woman injured in incident with two humpback whales while swimming off Exmouth By Heather McNeill for WA Today, August 3,
Niche on low overhead still reads success
Couple's passion project turns shed full of second-hand books into thriving readers hub Published: ABC Mid West & Wheatbelt 19th
COVID Tourism: Landlords must negotiate rents
TTN 18 Apr 2020: Argent Law in Melbourne have summarised the basic rights of commercial lessees during COVID-19. Landlords
MP admits drug addiction after hotel damage
In a surprising twist, the Labor MP who damaged a hotel in July 2019 has admitted he did so
Chicken chains to Asian equity
Oporto, Red Rooster and Chicken Treat brands have been bought by Asian equity firm PAG Capital, current owner of
- QLD
Queensland pub-owners not accepting COVID fines
Queensland outback pubs express anger, disappointment after copping coronavirus fines Published: 7News 30th June 2020 by Warren Barnsley An outback Queensland
Cairns set to lose $6m per day if QLD stays shut
Coronavirus: Tourism operators say they’re paying price of policy gaffe Picture: Destination Gold Coast CEO Annaliese Battista From The Australian, 22nd
Queenslanders still drink-driving in droves
1 in 4 road deaths in Queensland are due to drink driving. Meanwhilst, some of the cops are drink
Council under fire for rejecting ‘Bush Doof’
"Mate, you're c**t-eyed" - an insider's account of a music festival that is not going ahead due to tightened
Clearing waste a top priority for primary producers
The finger lime industry had a problem of waste - until the pearls were identified as culinary jewels. Finger lime
- TAS
Spirit of Tasmania migrates ports
Spirit of Tasmania to move Victorian operations from Port Melbourne to Geelong Published: ABC News 23 April 2020 By Lucy
Volunteering in hospitality proven helpful for #socialanxiety
Hospitality is never easy, but for those who find all social interaction uneasy, serving food can be a great
Music and fine art collided to get Hobart humming
When Brian Ritchie of the Violent Femmes and David Walsh of MONA museum decided to invest in Hobart, Hobart
Small mining town pins hopes on tourism
PHOTO: Queenstown in Tasmania's west has a rich mining history. (ABC: Back Roads) RELATED STORY: Plans to reopen Mt Lyell
Only 5 ‘fire-fit’ staff for 5000 visitors a day
Tom Lynch. Picture from The Mercury TTN Commentary: A public service union official is complaining on behalf of Tasmanian community
- NSW
Cafe manager blames ‘locals’ preference for whites
Bondi cafe manager sacked after black barista was fired because 'locals are a bit racist' Published: ABC News 25th June
A toilet tax now? Really?
NSW council's toilet tax stressing hoteliers as COVID-19 slows tourism in regional towns Picture: ABC Mildura-Swan Hill: Alexandra Treloar From ABC
Tourism limits survivable with ‘Orange Zones’
TTN 2 July 2020: Operators with a lot of floor space like Jordan Rowland of Roth's Wine Bar in
Royal Caribbean ignored NSW Health advice
TTN 26th March 2020 Audio of The Ovation of the Seas captain declaring that passengers would not require quarantine on disembarkment
Sydney sees trams for the first time in 50 years
The NSW government are hoping that the new trams will revolutionise travel around Sydney. Sydneysiders stop to watch history roll
- VIC
Super progressive gallery accused of bending to Beijing
The National Gallery of Victoria has a great reputation - or did, until it cancelled a show with an
Restaurant gets in one last cover before evacuation
Compliance issues are being investigated after a Victorian authority ordered evacuation, but dinner guests were hastily served hours later. Docklands
Moulin Rouge! to travel worldwide after big opening weekend
BazLuhrmann's modern Australian classic Moulin Rouge! has made its smash Broadway debut, grossing 106% of its potential revenues in
Unbecoming developer enjoys a spot of wombat hunting
In case Mr Chinatown could be any less appealing to the Vic high country locals, his Chinese-language ads promise
MP admits drug addiction after hotel damage
In a surprising twist, the Labor MP who damaged a hotel in July 2019 has admitted he did so
- ACT
AHA suing Canberra apartments over commercial use
ACT government investigating residential apartment block operating commercially. Hotels group pushes to shut down luxury apartment complex Knightsbridge Canberra canberratimes.com.au -
Canberra planners on the defensive over dev
Canberra public servants are expressing awareness of community need in new developments. Redeveloped 'Acton Waterfront' won't be 'yuppie private enclave',
Budget 2017: What the tourism industry gets
The Turnbull government has delivered a very crowd-pleasing budget - but as usual, tourism is not directly addressed. Tourism News
$190 fee to tourists must go: Osmond
Why Australian visas for Chinese travellers need to be cheaper By Margy Osmond, June 22, 2016, First published in the Sydney
Bad layout blocks retailers from 250k festival-goers
Image: Canberra retailer Mal Briggs' comic book shop is blocked by tents for the entirety of the National Multicultural
- SA
Razed tourism regions suffering through 2020
'Shell shock': Kangaroo Island struggles to recover amid bushfire grief and Covid-19 Picture: Quentin Chester/The Guardian From: The Guardian 27th June
Bad creative gives SA Tourism a bad name
TTN Editorial - After a tousle for SA Tourism's advertising account, international ad agency TBWA has used SA Tourism's
Darkness of RFS revealed
Unregulated, unsupervised and underfunded - more darkness from regional RFS revealed. MFS refuses to release investigation into bullying, violence claims
Landmark eco-development to go ahead on Kangaroo Island
The SA government has said the parks should be experienced - they're not just museums. Kangaroo Island ecotourism project
Party house owned by sex offender a SA Gov pet
This house was not only on the SA Gov's tourism website, it was individually promoted on Twitter. Notorious party house