David Olsen

Emerging Australian entrepreneurs are invited to enter Enterprize 2010, one of the nation’s richest business competitions offering the winner $100,000 in seed capital.

Over half (53 percent) of Australian workers become stressed and believe they have to work harder when co-workers are on holidays because of poor planning by managers.

Microsoft will pull the plug on support for both Windows XP SP2 and Windows Server 2000 on the 13th of July, with businesses urged to upgrade to avoid potential support problems after this date.

The Financial Services Institute of Australasia (Finsia) has launched a new Financial Services Professional credential (FSP), a world first that will increase the standard of financial professionals.

The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARE) expects this winter’s crop to be one of the best in years, with rainfall exceeding average for eastern Australia.

Telstra will be prevented from increasing rates payable on fixed line services beyond current caps for the next two years, with the Government to extend current price caps.

British Airways recently launched its On Business loyalty program in Australia, a program which rewards small-to-medium size companies for their registered employees’ business air travel.

The Westpac–Melbourne Institute Leading Index, which forecasts the likely pace of economic activity three to nine months into the future, delivered an annualised growth rate of 7.6 percent for April.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is seeking to ban Optus from using the word “unlimited” in advertising after alleging the company has misled consumers.

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has indicated that it will likely keep interest rates on hold until August in the minutes from the June RBA board meeting.