Builders in Victoria believe the government should scrap the first home buyers bonus, with the bonus only serving to line the pockets of real estate agents. Instead the Master Builders Association of Victoria argues the money saved on the first home buyers bonus should go towards cutting stamp duty for new homes. The Master Builders […]
Shadow treasurer Joe Hockey has defended Tony Abbott’s paid parental leave plan, arguing the 1.7 percent levy on businesses would be a “huge windfall for big business”. Joe Hockey was forced to enter the debate after continued attacks by free market think tanks and unions alike. As well as attacks coming from within his own […]
Australian mobile internet solutions provider, MIA International, has developed the first iPhone Application for the Australian digital marketing event, ad:tech Sydney. The ad:tech Sydney iPhone App will guide the event’s attendees through the program at the two day conference, which runs from 16 – 17th March at the Sydney Conference & Exhibition Centre in Darling […]
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has issued a draft decision not to accept the proposed access arrangements lodged by the Australian Rail Track Corporation for the Hunter Valley rail network in their current form, on the basis that they are unlikely to be appropriate under the Trade Practices Act 1974. The Hunter Valley rail […]
Transaction Network Services has renewed its agreement with Credit Card network MasterCard to provide payment server software for MasterCard’s ecommerce platform, the MasterCard Internet Gateway Service (MiGS). MiGS provides an outsourced payment gateway service for MasterCard’s bank acquirers and merchant customers. The MiGS platform provides Card-Not-Present transactions for online activities, including eCommerce and purchases via […]
Tony Abbott’s proposed plan to introduce a national paid parental leave scheme has received support from the nation’s peak small business body today. Jaye Radisich, CEO of the Council of Small Business of Australia (COSBOA) said that Tony Abbott’s scheme would mean that women in the workforce would receive leave at their existing salary level […]
Dell is offering business customers even more choice with the stylish Vostro 3000 series – a range of new thin, lightweight and durable laptop computers. Featuring powerful processors, high-end graphics and built-in security, the Vostro 3000 series is designed for small businesses that require robust mobile computing solutions. Today’s SMBs and entrepreneurs want notebooks that […]
Job advertisements surged 19.1 percent to a year long high in February, according to the ANZ Job Advertisements Series. The ANZ Job Advertisements Series, which measures job advertisements in both newspapers and on the internet found job ads rose 19.1 percent in February to an average of 159,778 ads per week, seasonally adjusted. The February […]
Espresso Essential provides businesses with café quality real bean coffee at the touch of a button. The company produces over 6.7 million cups of coffee and hot chocolate per year. They specialise in providing coffee solutions to businesses that don’t fit the traditional café market. Their systems are installed in a wide variety of businesses […]
The largest coal companies in Queensland are committed to bidding for Queensland Rail’s coal division ahead of a planned float by the Anna Bligh’s Government in October. 14 coal companies met yesterday in a meeting chaired by former NSW premier Nick Greiner after the QLD Government announced plans to float Queensland Rail Coal as early […]
