One third of Australians expect higher debt levels in the coming months, and as a result, are turning to credit. “Over the last four quarters we have seen fears of increased debt levels continuing to escalate across the board,” says Christine Christian, CEO of Dun & Bradstreet. “However the latest survey reveals that a clear […]
A two-week truck driver strike, beginning this morning, will virtually shut down Australia’s transport industry in a matter of days, says organiser Mick Pattell, from the National Road Transport Forum. The stoppage is a response to state and federal government changes including increased registration fees, fuel excise and new fatigue laws. “Hopefully the government will […]
Finally, after being available in the US for almost a decade, TiVo is coming to Australia and will go on sale on July 29. Interestingly, the television networks, which worked bitterly hard to keep Personal Video Recorders (PVR) off the shelves (due to their ability to skip advertisements), are now the ones releasing the products. […]
Labor should take responsibility for inflation says Deputy Opposition leader Julie Bishop, who believes the Federal Government has blamed the former Howard government long enough. June quarter results showed inflation rise to 4.5 percent. Bishop criticised Labor’s first budget. “They introduced $19 billion of new taxes and revenues, and that, inevitably, leads to an increased […]
Maureen Frank, author of You Go Girlfriend, which deals with gender diversity, left behind her large pay packet at a US multinational and founded emberin, an organisation assisting companies in attracting and retaining female staff. “Being one of the most senior women in the company, it became apparent to me that perhaps some of the […]
With no formal degrees, Dorry Kordahi became the founder and managing director of Dorry Kordahi Management (DKM). Since beginning his marketing and branding business in 2002, out of a shed, DKM has come to operate in Sydney, Melbourne and Shanghai and generates more than $4,000,000 in revenue. DB: What helped you most when trying to […]
Online business has always been an interest of Stephen Langford’s. Appreciating the success of Netflix in the US, Langford soon launched Quickflix in Australia, and online business success followed. DB: What helped you most in trying to get the business off the ground?SL: Two other major players with some serious money behind them were also […]
Fees and other bank charges have added to the rising cost of living to become another burden on businesses and consumers. Among the increases are financial services costs, an almost 10 percent hike, and the cost of loans and deposit fees, rising by 16.2 percent. The banks justify the rise as an offset to higher […]
Apple’s MobileMe application is now available, so you can keep your iPhone, iPod touch, Mac, and PC up-to-date and in sync. The application stores emails, contacts and calendars on an online server, and when you make a change on one device, they’re all automatically updated. Visit https://secure.me.com/wo/WebObjects/Signup.woa to sign up for your free 60-day trial.
June quarter results are expected to show a consumer price index rise of about one percent, bringing the yearly rate to 4.3 percent: significantly higher than the Reserve Bank’s target band of two to three percent. Petrol prices contributed approximately 0.25 percent to inflation and are expected to continue in the September quarter. The rise […]
