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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
State-coordinated action afoot on filthy campervans
With Victoria leading the charge, every state and territory has now agreed to take action against Wicked Campervans. Transport ministers
Drugs found in the rig crash that killed bus driver
Drugs were found in the cabin of a truck that lost its trailer. The trailer created an obstruction that
Ancient fishing tool site in SW Victoria listed as UNESCO World Heritage
An aboriginal site with remnants of ancient eel traps has gained estimable @UNESCO World Heritage status Ancient Indigenous aquaculture site
Asahi brands come down hard on Aussie Growers
Asahi Group Holdings are suing the manufacturer and distributor of their Real Iced Tea brand in Australia after contaminated
WA Tourism fires Calombaris after he self-reports underpayments
Celebrity chef George Calombaris has been axed from WA Tourism campaign after his restaurants' systemic staff underpayment was revealed. TTN
$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
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- NT
NT gov bails on Kakadu’s Window to the Wetlands
Instead of installing an operator to run the site cheaply, the NT government has aborted a basic facility in
NT Dan Murphy’s gets the green light
A vocal opposition to a Darwin Dan Murphy's has failed to prevent the approval of a new store. Retail workers
ANZAC Travel Bubble opens as baby step to international
The NZ/ Australia bubble has opened one-way. Mandatory AU hotel quarantine still applies, but it's a start. Air NZ says
National Parks director pushed out over indigenous sacred sites
Accountability is front of mind across indigenous sacred sites as NT and WA tourism heats up. TTN - 16 Oct
1000 jobs funded in tourism facilities, World Heritage Areas
Tourism, world heritage and environment funding to aid COVID recovery From smh.com.au, 1st October 2020 World Heritage Areas and tourism facilities
- WA
Perth’s first ocean pool dev. after shark deaths
The WA State Government announced that WA's first sea pool would be part of its $125 million contribution to
Goodbye Sizzler – value not there for Aussie consumers
"...Diners based on value-for-money servings were no longer popular in Australia, particularly with millennials and Generation Y parents in
1000 jobs funded in tourism facilities, World Heritage Areas
Tourism, world heritage and environment funding to aid COVID recovery From smh.com.au, 1st October 2020 World Heritage Areas and tourism facilities
Twiggy’s Tattarang establishes major attraction
Andrew 'Twiggy' Forrest's investment company has turned its sights to tourism, especially Western Australian tourism, by laying out plans
Workers can’t live or train in overflowing regions
Dannielle Hart (right) runs an accommodation service and brewery in Broome, Western Australia. Source: Supplied. TTN, 12th September 2020: The
- QLD
Coffee and a mental health check-in with empath
The heartbreaking story of this coffee operator's son's suicide was featured on 7.30 on 5th January 2020. Mental health difficulties
Beach deaths attributed to phone blackspots
Two fathers who died after selflessly trying to rescue a boy from a rip died when emergency services couldn't
Village Roadshow fields distress offers
Village Roadshow's (VRL) major shareholders are unimpressed with what appears to be distress-only offers from BGH Capital. TTN Photo: Village
NSW/ Cricket Aus plan could earn $300m
NSW are more than willing to pick up QLD's slack on Cricket Australia's summer of cricket with India. From Fairfax,
QLD outback film festival gets intrastate surge #CutRedTapeCreateJobs
Winton's Vision Splendid Outback Film Festival (VSOFF) is 35% up on its best ever year of ticket sales thanks
- TAS
Dark Tourism: the arguments re Port Arthur film
From the Port Arthur film to true crime – where is the line on telling stories of real life
Tasmania reopens, accepting risks #CutRedTapeCreateJobs
Tasmania has reopened to all Australian regions outside NSW and VIC, accepting that new cases of Coronavirus are inevitable
1000 jobs funded in tourism facilities, World Heritage Areas
Tourism, world heritage and environment funding to aid COVID recovery From smh.com.au, 1st October 2020 World Heritage Areas and tourism facilities
Council urged to shift sale as-is for expediency #CutRedTapeCreateJobs
Hobart Council are viewing the lack of action by a Chinese developer as a yes or no rather than
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
- NSW
Int’l extension and progressive loans required for amusements
Anthea Hammond, MD of the Blue Mountains' Scenic World has said that amusement operators' best support would be via
Opal Tower builder to redevelop historic North Sydney Olympic Pool
The builders of one of Australia's biggest construction failures has been given the honour of developing the iconic public
Unruly egg industry results in major outbreak
It has taken a salmonella outbreak for the NSW Food Authority to conduct checks - and nearly half NSW'
Gig economy a challenge to Australian IR
Industrial relations in Australia are at crisis point as demand peaks, but only undercompensated workers can afford to deliver
The one place in NSW no-one wants to holiday
As restrictions are lifted, Sydney residents look to regional tourism leaving the struggling city tourism operators concerned about the
- VIC
Lorne dev greenlit to feed hungry Melburnians
As regional tourism booms, councils peripheral to cities are seeing the value in fast-tracking developments. Integral to The Great Ocean Road tourism
Lockdown lift will come from Vic biz pressure #CutRedTapeCreateJobs
Victorian businesses are at the end of their tether, with the Vic. Premier unwilling to give a standard hotspotting
Gerner + silks question proportionality of response
"Mr Gerner’s argument questions whether restrictions... (are) contrary to the implied constitutional rights of freedom of movement within states
1000 jobs funded in tourism facilities, World Heritage Areas
Tourism, world heritage and environment funding to aid COVID recovery From smh.com.au, 1st October 2020 World Heritage Areas and tourism facilities
The shorter the shelf life, the worse the devastation
Providores of short-shelf life items like herbs have been the businesses in the restaurant supply chain hardest hit by
- ACT
Childrens’ theatre industry returns with Bluey leading the pack
The Australian cultural export - an animated series of an Australian Cattle Dog family living in a Queenslander -
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
- SA
Manu, the Tourism Minister and You
Torrens University are hosting Hospitality and Tourism during COVID-19 - here's the link to join. Torrens University invites you to a
COVID the accidental antidote to the ‘cultural cringe’
It's been a fine line between sophistication and snobbery, but so grateful are expats for our health freedoms in
1000 jobs funded in tourism facilities, World Heritage Areas
Tourism, world heritage and environment funding to aid COVID recovery From smh.com.au, 1st October 2020 World Heritage Areas and tourism facilities
Innovation in tourism to be congratulated: Fairfax
Congratulations on product innovation, says Fairfax Traveller's Ben Groundwater. New products are popping up to the delight of Australian
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