Australia Day boycott backtracks already, as pub group apologises for 'confusion' The pubs chain that banned Australia Day celebrations at its 200 venues has made a sensational about-face and apologised for offending its customers, with a spokesperson saying the company regretted causing “concern and confusion”. The about-face comes amid revelations that Australian Venues Co may be soon be palmed off by its Hong Kong owners over fears that the hospitality giant’s poker machines do not fit into its parent company’s ethical investment strategy. AVC, Australia’s second largest pub group, late on Sunday announced that it had directed staff “not to specifically celebrate a day that causes hurt for some of our patrons and our team”. Connect With The Australian Online 🖥 www.theaustralian.com.au Follow Us: Facebook ► facebook.com/theaustralian Instagram ► bit.ly/39w5T2j Twitter ► twitter.com/australian LinkedIn ► www.linkedin.com/company/1008560/admin/feed/posts/ 🎧 Podcast ► www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/the-front/podcast/7e7d42e8c77b597cf8532d2e0c847e10 🎥 Subscribe To Our RUclips Channel: bit.ly/1OT7tw4 #breakingnews #news #headlinenews
The company still hasn’t said that they will celebrate Australia Day. They have only issued a bs half arsed apology for their comments. Teach them a lesson Aussie style. Go party hard at the pub next door as long as they don’t own it.
The 2nd lady who does not celebrate because its inappropriate , i certainly hope she is going to work that day for normal pay without holiday loading !
@@allananderson949So you go out on these public holidays and condemn the people who do believe? No, you accept the public holidays as I do without making a fuss. Maybe we shouldn't have Christmas holidays any more and enjoy Ramadan.
Wasn’t an apology. They only apologised for their comments. Boycott all their holdings. I WAS going to the Duck Inn for Christmas with neighbours celebrations. Have cancelled and will go elsewhere.
If colonists made a mess of everything why do we have the standard of living we enjoy and the Aboriginal people live more than 20 years longer than they did?
@@chriscoghlan692 I’d like to see the evidence. Are you shore about the life span difference? This would most likely differ according to where and who you are referring to. Not all Australian Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander people are the same.
@@chriscoghlan692 you are correct mate..I’m 73 years old and standard of living is much much better now then when I was younger…And people do live longer now.. 🤗
The guy that wants to sip martini’s in the pool. While dissing what made that possible. There would be no martini’s and no pools if it wasn’t for the ‘colonialists’. There would nothing except dysfunction.
The dumbness is mind boggling isn’t it… He made himself out to be the hippy artist who teaches and doesn’t celebrate colonialism but will then go on to sip martinis by the pool side.. how rebellious of you.
@@thomjanson9644 too much happy weed in his head to think clearly... And then he says he is sick of it and something about one nation... Australia is that one nation, looney, I say!
The gentleman in the blue shirt seems deeply intellectual, and well spoken. Which is in stark contrast to the lady who appeared to be operating on the vibe, and the elderly man who appeared to be rambling..
These are archetype’s. The gent is retired & gives his opinion without fear, the lady works in the PS or professions so is the opposite of the former. The man is an artist , say no more.
This is the problem with all this woke rubbish. All they do is highlight the negative view. I don't think of Australia day as the day Australia was colonised. It has evolved past that and I think of it as a celebration of all Australians and this great county we live in. When are these people going to move on and look forward and stop living in the past. Companies like this trying to gain favour with a minority group who wouldn't drink at their pubs anyway need to be sent a clear message. Every Australian should be boycotting their pubs now and let that be a warning to all other businesses who want to go down this path.
In Sydney, AVC own: Bungalow8 - Sydney Beer Deluxe T2 - Sydney airport BrewDog - South Eveleigh Cargo - Sydney Henley’s Kitchen & Bar - Sydney Kingsleys - Woolloomooloo Little Pearl Bar - Manly The Rook - Sydney The Winery - Surry Hills Untied - Barangaroo
@@rosriggs9728 Not being specific really, I am all for common sense, the acceptance of gender reality, that life was not meant to be easy and what you give to charity will come back to you in spades full of gratitude.
I work hard and pay my taxes that goes towards infrastructure, roads , public housing and anything else that they use tax payers money for in Australia 🇦🇺 so I have every right to be here and celebrate Australia Day… for those who want to complain until you pay my bills for me don’t tell me what I can celebrate and what I can’t….
Thank god they interviewed one informed Australian. I want to buy that bloke a beer in an Aussie owned pub. Make sure you search up the list of pubs owned by Australian Venue Co. Vote with your wallets and lets end foreign interference and corporate driven ideology in the running of our amazing federation.
Changing the date will not resolve any issues. It can't erase the past, but let us TOGETHER remember the past, celebrate today and prepare the path for tomorrow.
I love Australia and things in every country have not always been perfect but we can all move on and embrace what we have not what has been in the past. My ancestors in Poland were the whipping boys of the Second World War but there is no point dwelling on it
In Sydney, AVC own: Bungalow8 - Sydney Beer Deluxe T2 - Sydney airport BrewDog - South Eveleigh Cargo - Sydney Henley’s Kitchen & Bar - Sydney Kingsleys - Woolloomooloo Little Pearl Bar - Manly The Rook - Sydney The Winery - Surry Hills Untied - Barangaroo
A company that makes a fair chunk of it's money from poker machines should not be moralising. Especially when that company's parent is Hong Kong based and thus CCP influenced.
Chinese owned pub landlords. Your putting your hard earned into propping up the CCP by attending one of their venues. The CCP is always looking to drive a wedge into Australia.
This company has plenty of web presence celebrating left wing agendas and groups. Unless you subscribe to their groupthink your concerns and traditions are to be wiped from memory. I know most Australians wouldn't put up with that. They'd say you have your day and enjoy. We have our day and we'll enjoy - fair play.
It is troubling and disappointing to keep hearing about what we as aussies do not have anymore. Pollies seem to not care... How did some foreigners come to purchase 200 pubs. The best we can do now to show our disapproval is to boycott those in our state and let them lose money. Maybe they will sell them back to us for 1/4 of the price.
Something that can unite all Australians is, every year, used as a weapon by those who claim they want unity. Imagine if our indigenous people would invite us into ceremony, teach us about their culture, inspire us into appreciation of our roots instead of entering this ridiculous power battle every year.
Why the hell does a Chinese company own 200 pubs in Australia, cancel Chinese new year celebrations and every other multi cultural celebration if they don't like the one day we celebrate
I hope those against it, don't use roads, transport, welfare, health that was brought to this country. What about the poor convicts convicted of mostly minor crimes?
To that guy in the blue shirt restaurants have every right to choose who they let in , it’s how we spend our money that tells them how we feel about it just ask Gillette Bud light and Harley Davidson how sharing their ideology worked our for them .
The relationship between the Whitefellas and the Aboriginal People is unique to Australia. Whitefella's consisted of many cultures arriving in Australia in the early years. The Australian Whitefella isn't a Whitefella unless he or she stand's next to an Aboriginal Australian. They are two cultures that have lived fought loved and cried with each other for hundreds of years. The enemy is not each other, the enemy is your Government. Australia Day is for all Australian's, both Whitefellas and Aboriginal peoples. Happy Australia Day Australian's.
If people actually did their homework and knew the history of Australia they would know that Australia Day has nothing to do with what ‘they’ refer to as ‘invasion day’ and therefore would be proud to celebrate what is great about our beautiful country.
Fuck we are all over this Woke shit , it’s all history not all good but it is what it is . Can we ever move on and live as one country instead of some people constantly trying to divide people . One people all Australia’s .
There was no confusion. We all know exactly what it was all aiming to achieve. Boycott the relevant pubs, but we know too many people will put alcohol above making a stand.
I don’t trust the media so went to the website of Australian venue Co. interesting the details of the management team has been removed. Also note different stories say it’s a Chinese co whilst others say it’s Singaporean the website doesn’t provide any detail. Also sad so many people get the meaning of AUSTRALIA DAY completely wrong. I wont be going to an Australian Venue Co again if I can help it! I’m proudly Australian and will be celebrating the wonderful place we live in and the wonderful people of all colour and from all different places of birth who are also proud to come together on this day!
NO! We will not accept your apology because you've now realised that it's YOUR CUSTOMERS and NOT YOU who actually decide your policy. So we will now look to drink elsewhere and treat YOU the same way you attempted to treat us - with total distain!!!
If not for the thought of losing money this Asian owned company (with Blackrock) wouldn't have changed their tune. They need to be permanently boycotted. These companies and conglomerates need to be taught a lesson and told to butt out of people's lives and stop trying to dictate to the masses. I hope the pubs involved stay empty of all patrons.
Australia Day boycott backtracks already, as pub group apologises for 'confusion'
The pubs chain that banned Australia Day celebrations at its 200 venues has made a sensational about-face and apologised for offending its customers, with a spokesperson saying the company regretted causing “concern and confusion”.
The about-face comes amid revelations that Australian Venues Co may be soon be palmed off by its Hong Kong owners over fears that the hospitality giant’s poker machines do not fit into its parent company’s ethical investment strategy.
AVC, Australia’s second largest pub group, late on Sunday announced that it had directed staff “not to specifically celebrate a day that causes hurt for some of our patrons and our team”.
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The company still hasn’t said that they will celebrate Australia Day. They have only issued a bs half arsed apology for their comments. Teach them a lesson Aussie style. Go party hard at the pub next door as long as they don’t own it.
Total boycott of Australian Venue co
%100 percent agree .
go woke go broke...
Their pubs are listed on-line.
I was surprised to look up the PAG group, as being Chinese owned.
@@VelvetRiot-hz5mpThat shouldn’t be surprising at this point.
The 2nd lady who does not celebrate because its inappropriate , i certainly hope she is going to work that day for normal pay without holiday loading !
How am I going to get my latte if I can’t get paid penalty rates……
She's what's wrong with this country..
I don't believe in jesus, but still take Christmas and Easter off. Weather you believe in it or not is irrelevant
@@allananderson949So you go out on these public holidays and condemn the people who do believe? No, you accept the public holidays as I do without making a fuss. Maybe we shouldn't have Christmas holidays any more and enjoy Ramadan.
@@allananderson949your right.
Boycott them anyway they cant be trusted
Go Australia. Don’t like it leave.
Just Boycott.
We are Australians
We are one .❤ We celebrate Australia day .with love
Wasn’t an apology. They only apologised for their comments. Boycott all their holdings. I WAS going to the Duck Inn for Christmas with neighbours celebrations. Have cancelled and will go elsewhere.
If colonists made a mess of everything why do we have the standard of living we enjoy and the Aboriginal people live more than 20 years longer than they did?
You will only hear crickets in reply mate.
Don't use logic on stupid.
@@chriscoghlan692 I’d like to see the evidence. Are you shore about the life span difference? This would most likely differ according to where and who you are referring to. Not all Australian Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander people are the same.
@@chriscoghlan692 you are correct mate..I’m 73 years old and standard of living is much much better now then when I was younger…And people do live longer now.. 🤗
This will not be forgotten or forgiven.
Boycott is required.
The guy that wants to sip martini’s in the pool. While dissing what made that possible. There would be no martini’s and no pools if it wasn’t for the ‘colonialists’. There would nothing except dysfunction.
The dumbness is mind boggling isn’t it…
He made himself out to be the hippy artist who teaches and doesn’t celebrate colonialism but will then go on to sip martinis by the pool side.. how rebellious of you.
@@thomjanson9644 too much happy weed in his head to think clearly...
And then he says he is sick of it and something about one nation...
Australia is that one nation, looney, I say!
damage has been done..... its a grub of a company
The gentleman in the blue shirt seems deeply intellectual, and well spoken. Which is in stark contrast to the lady who appeared to be operating on the vibe, and the elderly man who appeared to be rambling..
These are archetype’s. The gent is retired & gives his opinion without fear, the lady works in the PS or professions so is the opposite of the former. The man is an artist , say no more.
Blue shirt acted like an American who has been reading buzzwords from the internet
This is the problem with all this woke rubbish. All they do is highlight the negative view. I don't think of Australia day as the day Australia was colonised. It has evolved past that and I think of it as a celebration of all Australians and this great county we live in. When are these people going to move on and look forward and stop living in the past. Companies like this trying to gain favour with a minority group who wouldn't drink at their pubs anyway need to be sent a clear message. Every Australian should be boycotting their pubs now and let that be a warning to all other businesses who want to go down this path.
It's not woke. This is New Australia. Welcome to country champ! 😂
W⚓️
@@rajosydneyNew Australia. Where everyone is poor 😂
Make these woke companies pay 💰 BOYCOTT PERMANENTLY
He isn't even Australian if he doesn't like what the majority want let him leave .
Name every pub so we can boycott them
Its on the sky website apparently.
you can just web search the pubs
In Sydney, AVC own:
Bungalow8 - Sydney
Beer Deluxe T2 - Sydney airport
BrewDog - South Eveleigh
Cargo - Sydney
Henley’s Kitchen & Bar - Sydney
Kingsleys - Woolloomooloo
Little Pearl Bar - Manly
The Rook - Sydney
The Winery - Surry Hills
Untied - Barangaroo
Vote with your wallets!. If they don't support all Australians Don't Support Them!...
Chinese owned anyway (PAG)
There is nothing so intolerant than those who spruik tolerance.
Any business or venue that does not display the Australian flag on Australia Day should be boycott it personal opinion
How can people not realise what we have!...go to South Africa, go to Britain, go to US, go to France, Sweden.....
I did come from one of them, that's why Australia Day means so much to me.
Imagine if the Dutch or Portuguese or Spanish landed instead of the Brits....
If you don’t think it’s appropriate, then go to work. Don’t take the holiday. …Would that happen?….no.
a lot of places would be closed anyway, just like muslims for xmas.
Well, we know where this lot stand ! "Issue a corporate apology".!!!!.... They are not sorry, just worried about their bottom line !!
Not real Quick for a business man!!!
Let's interview an American about Australia Day
Should have asked the Yank if he celebrates thanksgiving & the 4th of July
I am hurt by LBGQ whateva celebrations - Are they going to ban them?
so you dont even know what you are hurt about?
@@rosriggs9728 Not being specific really, I am all for common sense, the acceptance of gender reality, that life was not meant to be easy and what you give to charity will come back to you in spades full of gratitude.
@@rosriggs9728 LGBT etc celebrating men going into women's spaces, now that hurts.
They say the day is sad for some customers.
Easy don't go to there pubs,boycott them.
And there bottom line will be sad.
I know what I’m doing on Australia Day, I’m going to a pub..........another pub
Plenty of other pubs to have a drink at. Boycott these fools.. Aust Day!!!!
I work hard and pay my taxes that goes towards infrastructure, roads , public housing and anything else that they use tax payers money for in Australia 🇦🇺 so I have every right to be here and celebrate Australia Day… for those who want to complain until you pay my bills for me don’t tell me what I can celebrate and what I can’t….
Thank god they interviewed one informed Australian. I want to buy that bloke a beer in an Aussie owned pub. Make sure you search up the list of pubs owned by Australian Venue Co. Vote with your wallets and lets end foreign interference and corporate driven ideology in the running of our amazing federation.
May well we say "God Save the King" because nothing will save Australian Venues Co or any other pub that seditiously abandons Australians.
Changing the date will not resolve any issues. It can't erase the past, but let us TOGETHER remember the past, celebrate today and prepare the path for tomorrow.
Apology too late.
I love Australia and things in every country have not always been perfect but we can all move on and embrace what we have not what has been in the past. My ancestors in Poland were the whipping boys of the Second World War but there is no point dwelling on it
In Sydney, AVC own:
Bungalow8 - Sydney
Beer Deluxe T2 - Sydney airport
BrewDog - South Eveleigh
Cargo - Sydney
Henley’s Kitchen & Bar - Sydney
Kingsleys - Woolloomooloo
Little Pearl Bar - Manly
The Rook - Sydney
The Winery - Surry Hills
Untied - Barangaroo
Thanks for the list
Isn't there more ....I heard 200...
@@lancetuckey6403 Yes, but as stated, this is just in Sydney.
@@anthonycanalese2142 👍👍👍👍👍
A company that makes a fair chunk of it's money from poker machines should not be moralising. Especially when that company's parent is Hong Kong based and thus CCP influenced.
Totally wrong, this company should go.
What members of community are hurt? Provide names ! Or stop this madness
It's the ones recieving handouts in the billions of dollars range the professional victims!.
Boycott the whole chain ,not Australian owned never drink at these pubs😮😮😮
No confusion, got the message loud and clear thank you. Now I'm hurt so won't be going to your pub - ever. 😢
Should be boycotting on the fact that it is in Chinese Ownership, regardless of their views on Australia Day
"I'd rather sip martinis and sit in the pool". You are celebrating martinis and pools, which is a tacit celebration of Federation.
If you don't like Australia .....
Too late!!! Boycott!!!!!
Pub chain aren't truly Australian, which makes it easy for them to make statements like that.
So not an Aussie stakeholder and outside influence - especially from China. Sniffed of ideology doomsdayers.
Chinese owned pub landlords. Your putting your hard earned into propping up the CCP by attending one of their venues. The CCP is always looking to drive a wedge into Australia.
This company has plenty of web presence celebrating left wing agendas and groups. Unless you subscribe to their groupthink your concerns and traditions are to be wiped from memory. I know most Australians wouldn't put up with that. They'd say you have your day and enjoy. We have our day and we'll enjoy - fair play.
I understand it’s a Hong Kong company.
We should be proud of our country if can’t be proud of what our great country has achieved what are we all doing here ?
There's a LIST show your support use it.
no confusion just pure arrogance they did not expect a reaction so quickly and do not support this pub chain , no sham
This list of hotels are out there. Boycott them.
Will never ever darken the door of a hotel or any other premises owned by Australian Venues Co.
I vote boycott them anyway, they've only backtracked for money
We need to stop foreign ownership of Australian businesses
It is troubling and disappointing to keep hearing about what we as aussies do not have anymore.
Pollies seem to not care...
How did some foreigners come to purchase 200 pubs. The best we can do now to show our disapproval is to boycott those in our state and let them lose money. Maybe they will sell them back to us for 1/4 of the price.
This is what the noisy one had created internationally.
The silent majority are ignored,
AUST VENUE CO.!! people remember the name, before you go to a pub, pls chk its not owned by this company.
👎👎💩💩
Name the people who initiated this ridiculous idea.
Simple, don't go to to their venues on Australia day, or any day for that matter
Hey girl... there’s a job waiting for u at the ABC.. you’ll slot right in
Something that can unite all Australians is, every year, used as a weapon by those who claim they want unity. Imagine if our indigenous people would invite us into ceremony, teach us about their culture, inspire us into appreciation of our roots instead of entering this ridiculous power battle every year.
Well, what a surprise! The majority didn't like the proposal.
Why the hell does a Chinese company own 200 pubs in Australia, cancel Chinese new year celebrations and every other multi cultural celebration if they don't like the one day we celebrate
I hope those against it, don't use roads, transport, welfare, health that was brought to this country.
What about the poor convicts convicted of mostly minor crimes?
To that guy in the blue shirt restaurants have every right to choose who they let in , it’s how we spend our money that tells them how we feel about it just ask Gillette Bud light and Harley Davidson how sharing their ideology worked our for them .
they also operate in New Zealand. New Zealand Venue Co
The relationship between the Whitefellas and the Aboriginal People is unique to Australia. Whitefella's consisted of many cultures arriving in Australia in the early years. The Australian Whitefella isn't a Whitefella unless he or she stand's next to an Aboriginal Australian. They are two cultures that have lived fought loved and cried with each other for hundreds of years.
The enemy is not each other, the enemy is your Government.
Australia Day is for all Australian's, both Whitefellas and Aboriginal peoples.
Happy Australia Day Australian's.
China owned pubs in Oz's,why would you spend your money there they don't even like you or Oz ,Boycott !!!😢😢😢
ummm…… there was no confusion…..
Bagging colonists, but living here.
The smug wokeness with the woman interviewed practicing her recreational outrage was good for a laugh.
Barbara Streisand !
To little, to late. I have a list of places to avoid now.
I've already made a list of their pubs in my local area to not go to, honestly was no great loss.
If people actually did their homework and knew the history of Australia they would know that Australia Day has nothing to do with what ‘they’ refer to as ‘invasion day’ and therefore would be proud to celebrate what is great about our beautiful country.
if you do a vox pop on Crown street you will only get the LGBTQ view of the world.
I bet they love the Public Holiday penalty rates. 👍👍
That girls is whats wrong lol, of course she does see why its necessary to celebrate our country 😂
Fuck we are all over this Woke shit , it’s all history not all good but it is what it is . Can we ever move on and live as one country instead of some people constantly trying to divide people . One people all Australia’s .
If a minority of customers are sad, let them stay home you fools. You just lost the majority that make your business.
I hope people still boycott these venues because they made thier intentions clear
No apology. Us drinkers are making a list for this and we won’t be going there again!
Start the boycott now it's about time we sent a message . you would think the voice was enough.
Boycott the Pub group if they ban Australia Day
boycott these grubs for all time!
Thought apartheid must GO! Fight the discrimination of your right to be you!
What the hell is a Hong Kong based company doing owning Australian Pubs...
Pub stands for publican...
There was no confusion. We all know exactly what it was all aiming to achieve. Boycott the relevant pubs, but we know too many people will put alcohol above making a stand.
I don’t trust the media so went to the website of Australian venue Co. interesting the details of the management team has been removed. Also note different stories say it’s a Chinese co whilst others say it’s Singaporean the website doesn’t provide any detail. Also sad so many people get the meaning of AUSTRALIA DAY completely wrong. I wont be going to an Australian Venue Co again if I can help it! I’m proudly Australian and will be celebrating the wonderful place we live in and the wonderful people of all colour and from all different places of birth who are also proud to come together on this day!
Too late, they have shown their colours. Boycott them all permanently.
NO! We will not accept your apology because you've now realised that it's YOUR CUSTOMERS and NOT YOU who actually decide your policy. So we will now look to drink elsewhere and treat YOU the same way you attempted to treat us - with total distain!!!
Let's call it Australian dollars for Australian businesses Only Day.
And that's only because they know if they didn't they would all be shutting the doors for good in this country
They certainly under estimated Aussie Patriots. Aussie, Aussie, Aussie.
Man on street-o I won’t celebrate Australia Day but I’m comfortable to to take everything to live
They were following directives from who ? ,again not hard to work out.
Boycot these pubs on Australia Day
To late for an apology, they can get stuffed. We know how they think!
You can tell the guy at 1:06 is the type who you ask a question to and then he rambles on about absolutely nothing for 10 hours.
If not for the thought of losing money this Asian owned company (with Blackrock) wouldn't have changed their tune. They need to be permanently boycotted. These companies and conglomerates need to be taught a lesson and told to butt out of people's lives and stop trying to dictate to the masses. I hope the pubs involved stay empty of all patrons.