Tourism Western Australia has dropped celebrity chef George Calombaris from its new advertising campaign after he was fined for underpaying staff almost $8 million.
The Fair Work Ombudsman last week fined the Masterchef judge and his Made Establishment company $200,000 and ordered he back-pay hundreds of current and former staff.
Tourism WA managing director, Brodie Carr, says the ads featuring Mr Calombaris have been suspended, although the campaign “Create Your Own Gourmet Escape in WA” with Masterchef will continue.