The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has estimated that the airline industry stands to lose $9 billion this year due to plunging passenger numbers, falling fare prices and fuel prices.
The Australian Tax Office has issued a warning to email users about the latest scam doing the rounds, claiming the Tax Office owes recipients a tax refund.
Speaking at the National Small Business Summit in Melbourne on Tuesday night, Kevin Rudd urged small business owners to remain optimistic about the future of the economy, claiming there is a “rational basis for confidence in the future.”
The economic downturn has painted franchising in a new light, with many Aussies flocking to the sector as it is viewed as the ‘most secure’ and will bring them ‘financial independence.’
The latest report by Access Economics has painted a bleak picture for retailers, with the forecaster predicting retail sales will be unlikely to improve until early 2011. Retailers will be in for a tough 18 months with unemployment levels due to rise and the gloss from the Government stimulus payments wears off. Access is forecasting […]
Telecommunication giants Optus and Vodafone have thrown their weight behind the new Apple iPhone, confirming they will both carry the phone upon its arrival in Australia on June 26.
The business sector has been left a little confused by the latest reports from NAB which indicate a jump in business confidence and a slide in job ads.
Apple has unveiled the latest version of its popular iPhone at the Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco which will be available in Australia later this month.
Generation Y have become the latest casualties of the economic crisis, with credit reporting agency Veda Advantage’s latest figures revealing a large drop in applications for personal credit by Generation Y (those born between 1981 and 1994).
The ACCC is set to host a franchising seminar to help businesses understand the Franchising Code of Conduct and the protections it provides to people entering franchise agreements.
