David Olsen

1 in 20 people have been reprimanded, or worse, fired, for sending inappropriate email or sending it to the wrong person, according to a survey of 2,000 people in the UK.

Lachlan Murdoch and James Packer are set to face court over the collapse of One.Tel in 2001 after accounting firm Pitcher Partners filed a statement of claim with the Federal Court against One.Tel seeking $244 million in damages.

Whatever minority government is formed after Saturday’s election and hung Parliament, tax and superannuation need to be a priority to give business certainty about the future.

Direct Factory Outlet (DFO) will be split up store by store and sold off to repay almost $1 billion owed to banks after development of the DFO South Wharf outlet stalled when cash dried up.

Australia’s hung Parliament after Saturday’s election has Australian businesses fearful that any compromise struck by either major party to take power will result in uncertainty and a focus on short term outcomes, not reform.

Australian surfwear brand Billabong has suffered terribly as a result of the appreciation of the Australian dollar, with international sales up, but profit down 4.5 percent.

The winners from the Tech23 business innovation awards held in Sydney last night have been announced, with Marathon Robotics who provide robot technology to the US marine Corps taking out the top spot.

Australia’s Superannuation industry has come out to slam Tony Abbott’s super policy on the eve of the election in a joint statement issued today.

EDirect Pty Ltd, trading as VIPtel Mobile has had proceedings instituted in the Federal Court, Darwin against it by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) for allegedly misleading customers.

Former Dynamic Business Magazine cover star Ruslan Kogan has slammed traditional bricks and mortar retailers for failing to innovate in the face of a changing marketplace.