David Olsen

Home prices across Australia remain stagnant, increasing by 0.4 percent in July after falling by 1 percent in June, compounding the lowest new home sales volumes seen in 18 months.

Telstra has rained on Tony Abbott’s plan to supply “up to 12Mbps” broadband as a cheaper alternative to Labor’s National Broadband Network by announcing the telco has switched on 20Mbps mobile broadband across the country.

Centro Retail Trust’s performance this year has dragged down the performance of the broader Centro Property Group with the retail sector performance stagnating in both Australia and the United States over the last year.

Catchoftheday.com.au was founded in 2006 by Gabby Leibovich and his brother Hezi. Loosely modelled on an American concept of one deal, every day, the business has caught on in a big way in Australia, topping the Hitwise rankings in its category.

New home sales in Australia dived 7 percent to an 18 month low in July according to the latest Housing Industry Association report into new home sales, triggering calls for federal government action to save the sector.

Commonwealth Bank customers now have access to an additional layer of security when shopping online, the NetCode SMS or token – a one-time password issued by the bank.

National Australia Bank is relaunching nab.com.au alongside official NAB profiles on Twitter and YouTube in order to reach customers in the time and place they find most convenient rather than force customers to use a single contact method.

Ten years since the introduction of the Goods and Services Tax to Australia, an RMIT University conference will examine the impact, the problems and the need for reform.

Small businesses are allegedly using the Australian Taxation Office as a bank, using the ATO as a psuedo-lender by putting off tax liabilities using payment agreements in order to pay other commitments first.

Gender equality in the workplace is even further off in 2010 than in 2009, with the wage gap widening over the last 12 months and a new study showing Australians are largely pessimistic about women ever receiving equal pay.