Disputes over the $2.3 billion Eagle Downs hard coking coal project in Queensland threatens a billion dollar Queensland Rail (QR) expansion, with Aquila Resources and Bowen Central Coal (BCC) disputing the infrastructure arrangements. Disputes over the infrastructure terms resulting in the use of the Dalrymple terminal in Mackay instead of the expanded Abbot Point coal […]
Business Growth, Sales & Marketing and Cashflow & Capital Raising – Tuesday 23 March 2010 Sydney (9am – 2pm) This interactive half day seminar will enable SME owners, advisors, government and the business community to collaborate and devise “real” solutions to manage the key SME issues of business growth, sales & marketing and cashflow & […]
Deputy Secretary of the National Broadband Network within the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (DBCDE) Colin Lyons has quit, effective the end of February 2010. The Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy today thanked Mr Lyons for his esteemed work and dedication to the Department. “Col has […]
Global cash flow finance specialist, Bibby Financial Services, expects demand for invoice financing to continue to grow by around 20 per cent this year as small businesses seek better ways to manage their cash flow and more flexible business finance arrangements. Greg Charlwood, Asia-Pacific chief executive of Bibby, reports the company’s Australian business grew by […]
Queensland based florist, Brisbane City Blooms, has today claimed they are Australia’s first and only florist with an online store built for iPhone users. Developed by enflexion, an Australian interactive design firm, the Brisbane City Blooms iPhone interface was created off the back of Flower Store In a Box, a dedicated e-commerce shopfront designed for […]
Last weekend, there was another Twitter security breach — a phishing attack. As the Twitter micro blogging service comes into its fourth year of existence, it is more popular than ever, especially for businesses, which makes it a perfect target for cyber criminals. The nature of Twitter has always meant to be very open, so […]
Industry & Investment NSW (I&I NSW) will hold a series of monthly seminars to enhance the business skills of innovative NSW companies. The first seminar on 23 February focused on intellectual property strategies for entrepreneurs and involved representatives of more than 80 companies. The seminars are being organised through I&I NSW’s Australian Technology Showcase (ATS) […]
Over 16,000 signatures were collected in response to a Federal Government discussion paper on the introduction of an R18+ classification for video games in Australia. The signatures were collected in Electronics Boutique retail outlets across Australia and through the the Grow Up Australia website. “Support for the introduction of R18+ rating has been overwhelming with […]
Australia’s productivity gap is greater now than a year ago, finds new research sponsored by Telstra. According to Telstra, the most alarming figure of the report is what it calls the productivity gap: that difference between the number of organisations that have identified productivity as a priority (76 percent this year and 78 percent last […]
Woolworths has announced the initial 12 locations for the company’s hardware and home improvement competitor to Bunnings Warehouse. Initially the roll out would be across Victoria, with Victorian Planning Minister Justin Madden saying the state government would expedite the planning approval for the sites, at Coolaroo, Burnside, Preston, Hawthorn East, Oakleigh South, South Morang, Mornington, […]
