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Hemmes pockets $50m Sackville Hotel purchase

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Billionaire hotelier Hemmes pockets another pub, shelling out $50m for Sackville hotel
Billionaire hotelier Justin Hemmes has purchased the Sackville Hotel for $50 million, adding it to another pub he acquired just two months ago for $19 million.
brisbanetimes.com.au
Are you part of Brisbane’s missing 20 per cent? How much foot traffic has dropped
Pedestrian traffic in Brisbane's CBD has not returned to pre-COVID levels, with the city missing about 20 per cent of its former foot traffic. Major changes are coming to the city, but questions remain about whether they will be enough to revitalise what has been lost.
brisbanetimes.com.au
‘Talk to your doctor’: Pharma giants’ weight loss ads skirt Australian law
Global pharmaceutical companies are using emotional awareness campaigns to promote weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro in Australia, as they are banned from directly advertising prescription medications.
brisbanetimes.com.au