Guillermo Troncoso

Australians could be seeing cheaper mobile phone call charges and a reduction in the price of texts if a draft decision by the ACCC gets finalised.

Retail turnover saw another small rise in March, up 0.3 per cent following a 0.7 per cent climb in February 2015.

Business customers are less satisfied with their banks than personal customers, the latest Roy Morgan Business Single Source survey revealing a further drop in the satisfaction level during the month of March.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has fined NIB Health Funds $10,200 for misleading advertising about the waiting period for “Extras” cover.

The Reserve Bank of Australia has today cut the cash rate by 25 basis points to 2.0 per cent, a record low that comes one week away from this year’s delivery of the Federal Budget.

The use of counterfeit money in Australia may not be too prevalent, but the potential costs can nevertheless affect both business and the general public.

As it opens up its new Internet.org platform to developers, social media giant Facebook is coming under fire with claims it is compromising the components of net neutrality.

General business conditions were down for third quarter in a row, while businesses’ outlooks for their own conditions dropped for the fifth consecutive quarter.

Australian Government-led reforms to the energy sector are expected to provide businesses and households with cheaper electricity bills, with price determinations to provide a guide on charges.

Companies are struggling to engage their workers, a major factor being cited for the 28 per cent of local employees eyeing a change of workplace in the next two years. Another 25 per cent said they are considering a move on in the next 3-5 years.