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Takeaway coffee cups may be banned by 2023

According to an Australian Senate inquiry, single-use plastics such as coffee cups with plastic linings, could be banned by 2023. The Senate Environment and Communications References Committee, Never waste a crisis: the waste and recycling industry in Australia, was released this week, detailing 18 recommendations and a full report on ways to reduce landfill and improve the quality of recycling. The inquiry into Australian’s recycling crisis has also recommended the ban on takeaway containers and chip packets. 
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New minimum wage takes effect from Sunday

The Fair Work Ombudsman is calling on businesses to check the new minimum pay rates that apply ahead of a new national minimum wage coming into effect from 1 July, 2018. From this date, the national minimum wage will increase to $719.20 per week, or $18.93 per hour. The base rates of pay in modern awards will also increase.
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ASCA reveals 2018 Symposium speakers

The Australian Specialty Coffee Association has announced the full program of speakers for its upcoming Symposium. With speakers from leading Australian organisations including beyondblue and Planet Ark, as well as major publication Gourmet Traveller, attendees will be able to take away practical knowledge to apply to their business.
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Matthew Lewin wins Fushan Barista Cup

Matthew Lewin of Ona Coffee has won the seventh Fushan Barista Cup in Hainan, China Matthew used a similar routine to the one he presented at the 2018 Australian Specialty Coffee Association National Barista Championship Final. He talked about the implications of freezing coffee and what it meant for specialty coffee in the future. 
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Australian Coffee in Good Spirits Championship returns

The Australian Specialty Coffee Association has announced the national Coffee in Good Spirits (CIGS) championship will take place at the 2018 ASCA Symposium on 29 July. The event promotes innovative beverage recipes that showcase coffee and spirits in a competition format.
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Country of origin food labelling surveillance to commence 1 July

From 1 July, Australian consumers will have much greater certainty about the origins of the food they buy due to the introduction of mandatory Country of Origin food labelling.  The Australian Competitor and Consumer Commission (ACCC) will conduct market surveillance checks on 10,000 food products to ensure businesses are correctly displaying the new labels.
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La Marzocco awarded Company to Watch in 2018

Leading Italian information provider, the Cerved Group, has awarded La Marzocco the ‘Company to Watch’ in 2018. The artisan manufacturer was commended for leading the industry in espresso machine innovation and design. The Cerved Marketing Solution division has recognised the company’s continuous investment in research and development, design, and firm presence in the global market within its annual national market research of the most performing and advanced businesses.
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Australia to host seven regional AeroPress competitions

Event organisers have announced seven regional AeroPress competitions will take place across the country and conclude with the national championship in Melbourne on 19 September.   The first regional event will start on 27 July in Canberra at Red Brick Espresso and end in Perth at Laika Coffee Roasters & Micrology Coffee Roasters on 9 September.  “It was a tough decision this year, as we received a resounding amount of interest to host events in Australia, but we have our final list. We’re overjoyed to have a former Australian AeroPress Champion host in Adelaide, and for the first time in Perth, we have two hosts collaborating,” says event organisers.  Read More

Ona to serve WBC-winning coffee at Marrickville

Anyone interested in sampling the same coffee Agnieszka Rojewska of Poland used to win this year’s World Barista Championship (WBC) should stop by Ona Coffee Marrickville on Saturday 30 June.  “We’re really excited to be serving this coffee to the public. We worked very closely with the team from Project Origin who has sourced and helped to develop this coffee. It’s their idea to create world-class coffee that can be enjoyed by the general consumer,” says Head Barista and Manager of Ona Coffee Marrickville, Isaac Kim.
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World Animal Protection investigates civet cat cruelty in Bali

A new report from World Animal Protection has found demand for the world’s most expensive coffee is continuing to keep civet cats captive in cruel conditions.  Civet coffee, or Kopi Luwak as it is also known in Indonesia, is produced across the island of Bali, by civets, who are poached from the wild and kept in cramped cages to produce gourmet coffee for visiting tourists. A research team from World Animal Protection recently visited 13 of the suspected 30 to 40 Kopi Luwak venues to assess the welfare of the 80 captive civets. 
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