Research released by the Commercial Economic Advisory Service of Australia (CEASA) has found that online advertising spend has enjoyed an unexpected surge in the downturn, growing by 27.1 percent in 2008. Overall advertising spend grew by 3.7 percent in 2008, with free-to-air metropolitan TV the only sector to experience a drop in revenue. Tony Hale, […]
First home buyers are the only people dong their bit for the Australian economy, according to chief economist Stephen Roberts. Tempted with a generous first home buyers grant, and very low interest rates, first home buyers have been flooding into the market, giving the Australian economy a nuch needed boost. According to Roberts, it’s “the […]
In a move that is set to outrage thousands across the country, News Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch has announced a plan to charge users for access to all his newspaper websites, urging all publishers to do the same. Speaking at a cable TV industry gathering in Washington, Murdoch argued that the “proliferation of free content […]
Businesses who sack staff for comments posted on social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter could be acting illegally and abusing their power, according to lawyer Steven Penning. Following reports that the NSW Department of Corrective Services threatened to sack prison officers over Facebook posts, Penning has said that businesses are in the wrong, […]
Businesses, schools and communities across the country are being encouraged to participate in ‘Loud Shirt Day’ on May 15, an initiative designed to raise money and awareness for deaf children across Australia. Loud Shirt Day is an initiative of “deaf kids talking” an alliance of five organisations throughout Australia whose aim is to support deaf […]
A number of small business owners and entrepreneurs in Queensland have gotten together to create a free advice website, The Business Advice Panel, designed to help small business beat the downturn with advice on common challenges facing businesses during tough times. The site has proven to be quite popular, with the site’s co-founder David Tensen, […]
The Government will work with the big banks to help those who have lost their jobs with their mortgage repayments. The scheme will see jobless Australians eligible for mortgage relief for up to a year…
Tiger Airways has added a new low-fare route between Melbourne and Sydney, a move welcomed by Syndey Chamber of Commerce. “This announcement is great news for the tourism sector and for the aviation industry,” said Patricia Forsythe, executive director of the Sydney Chamber of Commerce. The new flights between Sydney and Melbourne will commence from […]
The 2009 NSW/ACT Family Business Australia/Deloitte Growth Award was today awarded to Kell & Rigby, a NSW- based, fourth generation construction business. The award was announced at the NSW & ACT Family Business Australia (FBA) Conference, recognising the family business as having achieved the fastest average turnover growth over the last three years. Raelene Berryman, […]
A commitment to investment in innovation will help Australia and New Zealand tackle the current economic challenges they face, according to the Licensing Executives Society of Australia and New Zealand (LESANZ). “At the moment Australia and New Zealand are in danger of getting behind the eight-ball when it comes to private and public sector investment […]
