By Rebel News | Created at 2024-12-03 00:31:12 | Updated at 2024-12-04 08:27:11
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Chinese-owned hospitality group slammed for fake apology after divisive Australia Day stance
Critics say Australian Venue Co's apology avoids real accountability, fuelling tensions on a day most Aussies celebrate.
Subhead:Critics say Australian Venue Co's apology avoids real accountability, fuelling tensions on a day most Aussies celebrate.#
Australian Venue Co (AVC), owned by Hong Kong-based PAG, is under fire for what is being labelled a hollow apology after announcing it would not celebrate Australia Day across its 200 venues next year.
Critics argue that the decision, and the subsequent apology, highlights undue interference by a foreign-owned corporation in a divisive national issue.
The company’s statement, posted on Instagram, sparked widespread backlash by declaring that January 26 "causes sadness and hurt" for some patrons and staff.
However, AVC stopped short of reversing its decision or committing to Australia Day celebrations, saying instead, “It is not for us to tell anyone whether or how to celebrate Australia Day.”
Public sentiment has been particularly critical of AVC’s connection to PAG, an investment firm with ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the World Economic Forum (WEF).
PUBS BACKTRACK ON AUSTRALIA DAY🇦🇺 HATRED
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Many Australians view the move as an overstep by a globalist entity meddling in local culture, creating unnecessary division on a day when most citizens prefer unity and celebration.
In its apology, AVC stated, “We can see that our comments on the weekend have caused both concern and confusion. We sincerely regret that – our purpose is to reinforce community in our venues, not divide it.” But for many, the apology rang hollow, as the company refused to address whether it would reverse its decision or support Australia Day festivities.
The backlash has been strongest in Queensland, where AVC owns around 90 venues, including popular spots like the Regatta Hotel and The Boundary Hotel. Key pubs in Sydney and Melbourne, including Untied and the Esplanade Hotel, have also been affected by the controversy.
🚨 Chinese-owned hospitality giant CANCELS Australia Day across 200 venues it controls nationwide
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AVC’s decision aligns with an increasingly woke trend of corporations and councils distancing themselves from January 26 amid debates over its significance. But critics argue that foreign-owned companies like AVC have no place dictating cultural norms or inflaming divisions on an iconic Australian holiday.
While AVC insists, “Whether you choose to celebrate Australia Day or not, everyone is welcome in our pubs, always,” for many Australians, the damage to goodwill has already been done.
THE BLACKLIST: Venues operated by Australian Venue Co
VIC: |
Anglers Tavern, Apollo Bay Hotel, Auburn Hotel, Ball Court Hotel, Beer DeLuxe Fed Square, Birallee Tavern, BrewDog Pentridge, College Lawn Hotel, Criterion Hotel, Eureka Hotel, Fairfield Park Boathouse, Fargo and Co, Flinders Hotel, Garden State Hotel, Golden Gate Hotel, Harlow, Holliava, Hopscotch, Hotham Hotel, Imperial Hotel Bourke St, Imperial South Yarra, Melbourne Public, Middle Park Hotel, Morris House, Perseverance, Prahran Hotel, Prince Alfred Hotel, Prince of Wales Hotel, Public House, Richmond Club Hotel, River’s Edge Events, Skinny Dog Hotel, State of Grace, Studley Park Boathouse, Swan Hotel, Terminus Hotel Abbotsford, The Bridge Hotel, The Crafty Squire, The Duke of Wellington, The Esplanade Hotel, The Exchange Hotel, The Gardiner Hotel, The Hawthorn Hotel, The Local, The Park, The Posty, The Provincial, The Smith, The Station Hotel, The Terminus Yarrawonga, The Victoria Hotel, The Wharf Hotel, Trinket, Village Belle Hotel, West Beach Pavilion, Yarra Botanica, Yarra Valley Grand Hotel. |
QLD: |
Airlie Beach Hotel, Barron River Hotel, Beenleigh Tavern, Berserker Tavern, Birkdale Gardens Tavern, Bonny View Hotel, Boomerang Hotel, Bribie Island Hotel, Brighton Hotel, Browns Plains Hotel, Burleigh Town Hotel, Cannon Hill Tavern, Capella Hotel, Carindale Hotel, Chancellors Tavern, Cleveland Sands Hotel, Cleveland Tavern, Club Hotel Waterford, Commercial Hotel, Commonwealth Hotel, Coomera Lodge Hotel, Crown Hotel, Currimundi Hotel, Diamonds Kallangur, Diamonds Tavern Varsity Lakes, Dunwoody’s Hotel, Empire Alternacade & Events, Enigma, Everton Park Hotel, Ferry Road Tavern, Finn McCool’s Brisbane, Finnigan’s Chin Keperra, Fitzy’s Loganholme, Fitzy’s Waterford, Friday’s, Grafton Hotel Edmonton, Grand Hotel Motel, Hey Chica, Hope Island Tavern, Hotel Allen, Hotel HQ Underwood, Inala Hotel, Jindalee Hotel, Jubilee Tavern, Kings Beach Tavern, Koala Tavern, Kooyong Hotel, Lefty’s Music Hall, Leichhardt Hotel, Lulu Rooftop Bar, Mango Hill Tavern, Mansfield Tavern Brisbane, Mihi Tavern, Morayfield Tavern, Mount Sheridan Tavern, Newnham Hotel, Old Bundy Tavern, Palm Cove Tavern, Port Office Hotel, Portadown Hotel, Redcliffe Tavern, Reef Gateway Hotel, Regatta Hotel, Retro’s Brisbane, Riverland Brisbane, Royal Hotel Nundah, Royal Mail Hotel, Runaway Bay Tavern, Salisbury Hotel, Sands Tavern, Springlake Hotel, Sundowner Hotel Motel, Surfair Beach Hotel, Taigum Tavern, The Anthill, The Boundary Hotel, The Club Hotel Gladstone, The Commonwealth Hotel Roma, The Kenmore, The Local Tavern, The Lord Alfred Hotel, The Mansfield Townsville, The Metropolitan Hotel, The Ox, The Strand Hotel, The White Bull Tavern, The Wickham, Tom’s Tavern, Trinity Beach Tavern, Wallaby Hotel, Waterloo Hotel, Woodpecker Bar & Grill. |
NSW: |
Albion Hotel, Beer Deluxe Albury, Beer Deluxe T2, BrewDog South Eveleigh, Bungalow8, Cargo, Henley’s Kitchen & Bar, Kingsleys Woolloomooloo, Little Pearl Bar, North Byron Hotel, Salt Bar, The Bended Elbow, The Rook, The Winery, Untied. |
SA: |
Avenues Café & Bar, Brighton Metro Hotel, Hampstead Hotel, Mick O’Shea’s Hotel, Naracoorte Hotel, Parkside Hotel, Payneham Tavern, Robe Hotel, The Colonist, The Duck, The Grand Junction Tavern, The Hope Inn, The Mile End Hotel, The Unley, The West End Tavern, Victoria Hotel, Waterloo Station Hotel, Western Tavern |
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