David Olsen

Australians prefer using other methods of payment over credit cards, with RBA statistics showing only 41.88% of card transactions involve credit cards, compared to 50.34% five years ago.

Australia Post has proposed an increase in the basic postage rate from 55 to 60 cents as well as increases in costs for its other services, with the ACCC reviewing the proposal.

The Federal Government will spend $27 million to attract the “best and brightest” to complete 100 ‘Super Science Fellowships’ to prevent Australia’s brain drain.

Opera Software today announced its popular mobile browser, Opera Mini has been approved for iPhone and iPod touch and is now available in the App Store.

Microsoft has unveiled KIN, a family of Windows Phone devices that puts your social networks in your pocket at all times, aimed squarely at the Facebook generation.

Failed fund manager MFS, previously known as Octaviar is under the microscope in the NSW supreme court, with former chief operating officer David Kennedy sacked after he raised concerns over the company.

ANZ today launched ANZ Business Insights an online tool that uses aggregated data from merchant EFTPOS transactions to illustrate sector or local sales patterns, market share, turnover and provide insights into customer behaviour.

Red Lizard Software has announced global simultaneous shipment of its Goanna testing and debugging software for Microsoft Visual Studio 2010.

The German born chef behind Brisbane-based King of Cakes is planning to expand his growing empire into the first franchise chain of its kind in Queensland.

Australian women now have access to online mentoring and networking with the launch of new web-based services by the Australian Women’s Mentoring Network.