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Google launched their Australian real estate search in July last year, and today they announced that in less than a year they have linked with over 1000 real estate sites across Australia and New Zealand. Fully integrated with Google Maps, the real estate search brings up rental or sales listings, and can also handle multi-layered […]
The Federal Governent has announced it will withdraw its guarantee of bank deposits, instituted during the global financial crisis to prevent investors’ money from being wiped out in the recession. The nation’s top finance regulators—including the Reserve Bank and the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority—advised the treasurer, Wayne Swan, over the weekend that bank funding conditions […]
IPA, one of Australia’s largest recruiting firms, showed job vacancies falling six percent throughout the month of January. The latest monthly data also documents a 73 percent surge in candidate applications throughout the same period. “The jump in applications reflects people acting on their New Year’s resolution to change roles,” said Rabieh Krayem, CEO of […]
Developers at Google are working on the first phone able to translate foreign languages almost instantly. Using voice recognition and automatic translation technologies, it could potentially transform the way people communicate around the world by bringing down language barriers. Google are forecasting that they’ll have a basic system ready within a couple of years. Having […]
The heavy discounting offered over the Christmas period will continue into the new year but isn’t expected to eat into the retailer’s margins, said Myer chief executive officer Bernie Brookes. Brookes said Myer’s sales for the month of December were dragged down by the electrical and entertainment goods categories. Those categories had received a boost […]
Apple have had a very busy week, releasing a software update for the iPhone and iPod touch on the back of launching the new iPad tablet computer. Designed to iron out a number of reported bugs, the OS 3.1.3 update won’t include any new features but will improve performance for many users. The new update […]
The 2010 International Business Awards (IBAs), also known as ‘The Stevies’, are now open to entries from business executives, entrepreneurs, and the organisations they run. Yvette Adams, a Queensland-based businesswoman who became involved with the awards after being a finalist in the 2008 International Women in Business Awards in New York, says Australian businesses of […]
Internet service provider (ISP) iiNet has claimed victory in a major legal battle over whether it should be held responsible for its customers downloading illegal content. In a landmark case, brought against iiNet by the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT), Justice Dennis Cowdroy found iiNet was not responsible for the infringements of its users […]
New research shows generating organic growth to be the key priority, ahead of mergers and acquisitions (M&A), for the post-GFC environment of 2010. The survey of 60 CEOs and senior executive of leading Australian companies, entitled Growth Insights, was conducted by thinkGROWTH, a business growth and innovation advisory firm. Mike Kaye, thinkGROWTH’s managing director, said […]
In a conference to be held at the Object Gallery in Sydney later this month, UK physicist Dr David Vincent will address SMEs on ways to leverage their business for growth in a low-carbon economy, while reducing costs and improving efficiency. In 2001, Vincent helped to establish the Carbon Trust, a UK-based not-for-profit with a […]
