The NSW Labor government is to make sexual violence prevention training compulsory for all bar staff working in pubs and clubs across the state.
Sweeping changes are coming to the responsible service of alcohol training for bar staff in NSW. But is that enough to keep venues safe?
A new Good Food Guide award will shine a light on positive initiatives. And after explosive coverage of toxic behaviour,many are hopeful that change is afoot.
The editor of lifestyle publication Swill Mag and the general manager announce their departures from the troubled hospitality group.
It’s the biggest evolution to the Guide’s approach to reviews in its four-decade history.
But Night-Time Economy Minister John Graham stopped short of backing a federal Labor MP’s boycott of the Sydney restaurant group’s venues.
Rachelle “Rocky” Hair was the first female bartender at Swillhouse venues and Jenna Hemsworth was Australian Bartender of the Year in 2018. They won’t be silenced.
This is how the Herald uncovered allegations of sexual assaults and drug-taking at a top Sydney restaurant group.
The NSW government authority will examine the disturbing allegations at hospitality group Swillhouse,as bartender Jenna Hemsworth identifies herself as a complainant.
The company said it was “heartbroken” by the sexual assault allegations as it pleaded with staff and suppliers not to abandon them.
A brutal and highly toxic male culture has crept into some Sydney nightclubs,where sexual assault and sleaze have come to be tolerated with almost callous nonchalance.