Harassment
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Naked City
The predators that locked doors can’t stop
Criminal syndicates will provide anything for a price – and that includes child abuse material. For police, it’s a race against time to rescue the victim.
- by John Silvester
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The tiny town with a big problem: a serial pest who targets women
Businesses and community groups in a NSW town – including the Country Women’s Association – have banned Andrew Thaler after years of “community abuse”.
- by Jordan Baker
‘Deeply concerned’: NSW government weighs in on Swillhouse allegations
But Night-Time Economy Minister John Graham stopped short of backing a federal Labor MP’s boycott of the Sydney restaurant group’s venues.
- by Michaela Whitbourn
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Sex, sleaze and hospitality
‘I hope you learn’: Two brave women go public with claims against Swillhouse
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.
- by Eryk Bagshaw and Bianca Hrovat
Inside the Herald’s investigation into sex and sleaze in Sydney’s hospitality industry
This is how the Herald uncovered allegations of sexual assaults and drug-taking at a top Sydney restaurant group.
- by Bevan Shields and Sarah Norris
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Sex, sleaze and hospitality
Bartender of the Year alleges sexual assault at Swillhouse as SafeWork NSW probes claims
The NSW government authority will examine the disturbing allegations at hospitality group Swillhouse, as bartender Jenna Hemsworth identifies herself as a complainant.
- by Eryk Bagshaw and Bianca Hrovat
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Sex, sleaze and hospitality
Swillhouse cancels festival after sponsors and musicians pull out amid allegations
The company said it was “heartbroken” by the sexual assault allegations as it pleaded with staff and suppliers not to abandon them.
- by Bianca Hrovat and Eryk Bagshaw
Opinion
Sex, sleaze and hospitality
My daughter was a bartender. Like me, she had to endure the gropers
Seriously, despite #MeToo, there remains a 1980s tolerance of bad behaviour in the hospitality industry.
- by Tania Ewing
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Sex, sleaze and hospitality
Swillhouse scandal: The sordid bet that unfolded behind the bank vault door at Baxter Inn
Graphic content: When hospitality group Swillhouse opened a new whisky bar, the all-male team was issued a challenge: a special prize for being to the first to have sex with a customer.
- by Bianca Hrovat and Eryk Bagshaw
Investigation
Sex, sleaze and hospitality
Sex, sleaze and hospitality
A Herald and Good Food investigation reveals a top Sydney restaurant group allegedly ousted female staff after they reported sexual assaults and encouraged on-duty sex and drug use.
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Sex, sleaze and hospitality
Sex, sleaze and Swillhouse: The sinister side of the glitzy hospitality scene
One of Sydney’s top bar and restaurant groups allegedly pushed female staff out of the company after reporting sexual assaults and encouraged staff to have sex with patrons and take drugs on duty.
- by Eryk Bagshaw and Bianca Hrovat
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