'Completely heartbroken':Merivale's 70-plus venues close,staff stood down

'Completely heartbroken':Merivale's 70-plus venues close,staff stood down

Justin Hemmes'empire suspended most of its hospitality staff and handed the majority a $550 payment amid an industry-wide shutdown due to the coronavirus outbreak.

  • byAngus Thompson

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Justin Hemmes to host'haute boheme'Silver Party
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Justin Hemmes to host'haute boheme'Silver Party

One of Sydney’s most stunning waterfront homes will open its doors for the charity gala.

  • byLucy Manly
Bushfire relief donations surpass $140 million

Bushfire relief donations surpass $140 million

Heavy metal rockers Metallica have joined the burgeoning list of those who have raised money to bring financial relief to bushfire-affected communities.

  • byEilidh Mellis
'Angels of the sky':Hemmes donates after witnessing fire fighting efforts first hand

'Angels of the sky':Hemmes donates after witnessing fire fighting efforts first hand

The owner of popular Sydney bars including the Ivy,the Newport and the Coogee Pavilion watched on as fire crews worked to protect his South Coast home.

  • byKylar Loussikian
I'm part of the solution,not the problem,says bar tsar Justin Hemmes

I'm part of the solution,not the problem,says bar tsar Justin Hemmes

"It's our job to make this work now the shackles have been removed,"says the Merivale boss.

  • byMichael Koziol
Lara forced to fess up about pregnancy
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Lara forced to fess up about pregnancy

Ill-fitting designer outfit prompted Bingle to confess she's carrying boy number three.

  • byLucy Manly
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Justin Hemmes'construction boss gambled away swindled money

Justin Hemmes'construction boss gambled away swindled money

Joel Cheeseman,30,has escaped prison for defrauding hospitality empire Merivale of $230,000.

  • byAngus Thompson
'Remove the shackles':Bar tsar Justin Hemmes wants lockouts scrapped

'Remove the shackles':Bar tsar Justin Hemmes wants lockouts scrapped

Justin Hemmes says Madonna and Justin Bieber have been blocked from entering his venues due to Sydney's"embarrassing"lockout laws.

  • byMegan Gorrey
Kerry Stokes wouldn't get a loan:Westpac boss warns on credit crackdown

Kerry Stokes wouldn't get a loan:Westpac boss warns on credit crackdown

Westpac chief executive Brian Hartzer has warned that a “highly prescriptive” approach to enforcing regulation is creating a"danger"for the economy.

  • byClancy Yeates
Sydney elite scattered across Europe

Sydney elite scattered across Europe

The streets of Double Bay are quiet as Sydney's social set enjoys the northern summer,sunbaking on superyachts,dancing in bars or stripping off in the Aegean Sea.

  • byLucy Manly
Hemmes'former construction boss admits to $230,000 fraud

Hemmes'former construction boss admits to $230,000 fraud

Joel Cheeseman,30,has pleaded guilty to authorising fake invoices to be paid by Merivale into his bank account.

  • byAngus Thompson