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How the Sunday penalty rate changes will affect you?

If you flip burgers in a fast-food restaurant every Sunday you may be about to lose more than $860 a year, thanks to the latest penalty rate cuts coming into force this weekend. On July 1 – that’s this Sunday – the second round of the Turnbull government’s controversial penalty rate cuts will take effect, impacting workers in the retail, hospitality, pharmacy and fast food sectors. How will these changes affect you? Read more ... Original story on thenewdaily.com.au Original story on dailytelegraph.com.au

The classic Sunday lunch is back on the menu

READERS of a certain vintage will remember an old commercial where Naomi Watts turns down dinner with Tom Cruise because her mum’s making a lamb roast that night. With the benefit of hindsight, even Nicole Kidman would say she made the right call. An old-fashioned roast dinner has a nostalgic pull on our hearts and tastebuds, which is why chefs are putting the traditional Sunday roast back on the menu. Read more ...

Australia's top chefs on sustainability, ingredients they hate and Oz cuisine

From their least liked ingredient to their favourite countries to eat in, the chefs from Australia's top 10 restaurants reveal all. Featured chefs are: Dan Hunter – Brae | Birregurra, Vic; Mat Lindsay – Ester | Chippendale, NSW; Josh Niland – Saint Peter | Paddington, NSW; Ben Shewry – Attica | Ripponlea, Vic; Duncan Welgemoed – Africola | Adelaide, SA; Paul Carmichael – Momofuku Seiobo | Pyrmont, NSW; Dan Puskas – Sixpenny | Stanmore, NSW; Dave Verheul – Embla | Melbourne, Vic; Martin Benn – Sepia | Sydney, NSW; Josh Lewis – Fleet | Brunswick Heads, NSW Read more ... Original story on afr.com Original story on 2gb.com

Lifting the lid on Australia’s Top 100 Restaurants

In Australia, we’re blessed with an abundance of fantastic restaurants and fresh produce. Every year, the top performing chefs are recognised in the Australian Financial Review’s Top 100 Restaurants and last night the 2018 list was unveiled. But food critics aren’t the ones handing out the accolades. Director of Australia’s Top Restaurants Jill Dupleix tells Deborah Knight how the voting process works. “We put a list together for the top 500 chefs and restauranteurs in the country and then we invite them (the chefs) to vote for their peers. Read more ...

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