Gift card tipped to be Christmas winner This year the most popular present under the Christmas tree could be the practical gift voucher, a new survey has revealed. The Australian National Retailers Association and American Express Annual Christmas Survey of 1,000 Australian consumers has revealed that one in five people will be taking the gift […]
The Australian economy is recovering at a faster pace than expected, according to the results of the latest Westpac-Melbourne Institute index.
A new survey has found that Australians are working more than two billion hours of unpaid overtime a year, totalling just over $72 billion dollars.
TAS businesses slugged with highest taxes A new report has found that Tasmania imposes the highest taxing rate on small businesses. Institute of Public Affairs report shows Tasmania imposes the highest taxing rate on businesses with fewer than 20 employees. Tasmanian treasurer Michal Aird has expressed his sympathy for these small businesses, but is standing […]
Consumers will pay for online content: survey A survey of global news consumers has found that most people are prepared to pay for online news. The Boston Consulting Group surveyed news consumers in nine developed countries – including Australia – asking them whether they would be prepared to pay for news online, and how much […]
As Christmas shoppers head online this festive season looking for good deals, so to will spammers waiting to unsuspecting consumers. During the festive season, consumers need to be wary of such attacks online and ensure they stay safe online, says internet security software distributor, AVG (AU/NZ).
Almost half of Australia’s small and medium business leaders believe that the Federal Government is acting too slowly on climate change, a new survey has revealed.
Human error to blame for most data disasters Human error is responsible for an increasing number of incoming enterprise data recovery requests, data recovery firm Knoll Ontrack has revealed. Research conducted by Ontrack® data recovery experts found that human error is often the cause of most security glitches and data loss. The most common human […]
Australian consumers are quickly losing their trust in major corporations, believing many are too ‘money hungry’, a new survey has revealed.
Trading conditions for small business improved in the three months to September, but could be dashed if interest rates are lifted for the third month in a row, a new survey shows.
