They Risked Everything to Save a Dying Tavern, Now They’re Worried About Labor’s Tax Changes

‘We literally put everything we own on the line to do this,’ said north Queensland publican Alex Muzik.

Tori and Alex Muzik (R) outside the El Arish Tavern located in the town of El Arish in north Queensland, which was established in 1921 for returning World War I soldiers. It is named after an Egyptian town captured by the Australian Light Horse Bridgades from the Turks. Courtesy of the Muziks

Tori and Alex Muzik put everything on the line when they bought the dilapidated and empty El Arish Tavern in far north Queensland last year.

It was “disgusting,” Alex recalls.