David Olsen

Australia’s unemployment rate decreased 0.2 percentage points to 5.1 percent (seasonally adjusted) in August, the Australian Bureau of Statistics announced today.

Liquor Stax Australia, the independent network of alcohol retailers and hotels is through the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission hoping a proposal to authorise Liquor Stax Australia to collectively bargain with a range of wholesale suppliers gets the green light.

Optus broadband is in the ACCC’s sights once more over the telco’s broadband advertising, this time for Optus’ ‘think bigger’ and ‘supersonic’ broadband promotions, taking the issue to the Federal Court Sydney.

Telstra’s T-Suite cloud computing platform has signed its biggest deal after realestate.com.au came to terms on an agreement to move the company’s Microsoft exchange email online with T-Suite.

Broadband will be as essential as electricity in 10 years time, according to futurist Mike Walsh who says Australia lags the rest of the world with the 10 year time frame put on the National Broadband Network

A few months ago, when her partner Rich was having trouble finding work, Jasmine Costello encouraged him to learn chess as a way of taking his mind off the constant flow of job rejections he was getting.

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) made the right decision to keep interest rates on hold at it’s September board meeting yesterday, says the Housing Industry Association (HIA).

Domino’s Pizza and Crust Pizza have both issues statements confirming that Crust Pizza is not a takeover target for larger rival Domino’s.

Julia Gillard has become the first elected female PM after independent MP’s Rob Oakeshot and Tony Windsor threw their support behind Labor in a press conference in Canberra today.

The Reserve Bank of Australia at it’s September board meeting today has decided to leave the cash rate unchanged at 4.5 percent.