Virgin King Richard Branson is once again sprouting his words of wisdom across the globe, urging people that now is the best time to make money. Sir Richard, a self-made millionaire, said the economic downturn is a great time for entrepreneurs to start-up a business and they should see it as an opportunity as opposed […]
Swine flu is gripping the globe, with the World Health Organisation (WHO) this morning raising it’s pandemic flu alert level to five. WHO director-general Dr Margaret Chan urged all countries to take immediate action.
Thousands of home owners are facing higher interest rates as the big banks move to protect themselves from rising debt and the high cost of borrowing. The ANZ and the NAB have both been hit by the recession, with NAB on Tuesday announcing a 0.9 percent drop in net profit, to $2.66 billion, and the […]
Google Australia has taken the honour of the best place to work, after topping the charts of the BRW’s Top 50 Great Places to work list. The list was based on research conducted by the Great Place to Work Institute Australia which surveyed more than 15,000 employees. BRW said the reason Google Australia is such […]
Retail battery franchise Battery World is thriving in the financial crisis, recording a 20 percent growth in 2008 on the previous year, on the back of a growing number of consumers choosing to replace a product’s batteries rather than the entire product. Battery World general manager James Nixon-Smith said while many franchises had recently recorded […]
The Government’s proposed National Broadband Network could reduce Australia’s carbon footprint and cut consumers’ power bills, according to Communications Minister, Stephen Conroy. At an address at the National Press Club in Canberra, Minister Conroy said that through the network, consumers will be connected to ‘smart grids’ which means they will pay less for electricity through […]
The Federal Government, along with a group of top superannuation industry bodies have agreed to review Australia’s superannuation policies. Superannuation Minister Nick Sherry said the review would look at whether any improvements could be made to the system’s structure, operation and efficiency to boost retirement savings for consumers. “After nearly 20 years of compulsory superannuation […]
The global outbreak of swine flu could be an opportunity for the Australian tourism sector to take advantage of the domestic market, says managing director of the Australian Tourism Export Council, Matt Hingerty. “We often find when there is an issue like this that people don’t stop travelling altogether, they just change their destinations and […]
It seems the “tweets” are slowly fading, with Nielsen Online research indicating that Twitter follower numbers have fallen by 60 percent. According to the research, Twitter users who signed up in one month are failing to return the next month. Nielson Online vice president for primary research, David Martin believes that any new uptake of […]
The Global Poll have announced a new online polling service, designed to allow any person or business to reach a global group of opinion leaders and gain valuable market research. The Global Poll concept was developed by telecoms-industry expert Bruce Mott, to enable people to get instant feedback on a variety of topics, and allow […]
