Great Barrier Reef ‘dream job’ real despite fake

TOURISM Queensland have assured the Great Barrier Reef “dream job” is real despite coming under fire for publicising a fake applicant.Anthony Hayes, Tourism Queensland’s Chief Executive Officer, said it was a lapse in judgement to post a video on YouTube of a woman getting a tattoo in order to win a job without any indication [...]

Bayview Hotel in Brisbane bans foreigners

A QUEENSLAND pub has blamed its bouncers for its temporary ban on foreigners.English tourist Andy McConnachie was refused entry to the Bayview Hotel in Redcliffe on Brisbane’s waterfront this month because he was not Australian.Mr McConnachie, 30, said he was “sober as a pound” and with two Australian friends when bouncers told him he was [...]