Graduates get savvy with job search Job savvy graduates step up With the news that employers are using social networking sites and search engines to research job applicants, university graduates are taking to the web to actively monitor and screen their online identity for private information, before they embark on a job search, a survey […]
Mortgage market will grow in 2010 The CEO of Australia’s largest independently-owned mortgage broker, Mortgage Choice, Michael Russell has welcomed the findings contained in Deloitte Australian Mortgage Report: 2010, as they paint a positive picture for the mortgage market in 2010. The report found that mortgage lending will grow by up to 10 percent in […]
New Shadow Small Business Minister Bruce Billson has called into question the Federal Government’s new employment regime and its impact on Boxing Day employment conditions.
Stimulus still needed: Swan The Australian economy will remain reliant on Federal Government stimulus next year, Treasurer Wayne Swan said following yesterday’s national accounts report that showed growth of just 0.2 percent in the September quarter. The Australian Bureau of Statistics report found that the main drivers of economic growth for the September quarter were […]
Aussie employers keen to hire more mums More than half of Australian businesses are intending to hire more mothers returning to work in the next two years, according to a global survey. The survey conducted by workplace solutions provider, Regus, of over 11,000 corporates across 13 countries, found that 44 percent of businesses plan to […]
YouTube announces most watched videos of 2009 YouTube today announced its first official most watched videos lists, revealing the moments that entertained and connected the world in 2009 from singing sensation Susan Boyle to that crazy wedding entrance. “From a new singer’s debut on the world stage to newly-weds dancing down the aisle, YouTube offers […]
The economy grew by 0.2 percent in September quarter, well below the 0.4 percent growth tipped by many economists, data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows.
US body approves Kraft’s bid for Cadbury US competition authorities have approved a bid by Kraft Foods to acquire UK confectioner Cadbury, the US food giant said in a note to the London Stock Exchange. Earlier this month, Kraft appealed directly to shareholders with details of its cash and shares bid, now worth STG9.9 billion […]
Rudd warns climate talks could fail Just hours after touching down in Copenhagen for the climate change summit, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd warned that the high-profile UN summit could fail. Rudd said with 190 countries involved and more than 100 heads of government attending, it would be hard to seal the deal on a new […]
Westpac still trying to justify rate rise Westpac is still trying to justify its recent increase to home loan rates, after it was slammed for almost doubling the interest rate rise set down by the Reserve Bank at the beginning of the month. Addressing shareholders at the bank’s annual general meeting today, Westpac chairman Ted […]
