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Young people love to drink. While that stereotype may have been brought on by a general whiff of truth, it turns out older Aussies are actually the ones likely to drink more.

Prospects seem brighter for Australia’s SME sector as it shows its strongest performance of the last four years, while the proportion of businesses experiencing diminishing revenue stands at a five year low.

Small Business Minister Bruce Billson introduced an amendment to the laws surrounding employee share schemes, a move he said will boost Australia’s start-up sector and drive innovation.

As cases of rorting and exploitation of workers on 457 visas continue to surface, the Senate has voted in favour of an inquiry into the working visa system.

A new report released by Deloitte Access Economics has calculated that Australia’s digital economy is now valued at $79 billion, passing the $70 billion estimate forecast to be hit in 2016.

Samsung Electronics Australia has today introduced their first tablet built specifically for business.

A Melbourne cleaning company has been fined half a million dollars in proceedings by the ACCC.

South Australia’s Saturday penalty rates will be abolished and Sunday rates cut in half as a result of a landmark agreement between the Shop Distributive and Allied Employees’ Association (SDA).

17.1 per cent of Australian employers are planning to boost their permanent staff numbers between April and June this year, a slight drop from Q1 and a boost from the 11.2 per cent registered a year ago.

Industry Super Australia is calling for banks to be penalised for offering business banking deals aiming to see employers switch their employees’ superannuation contribution to bank-owned funds.

The February Business Sales Indicator from the Commonwealth Bank has revealed a modest growth of 0.1 per cent for the second month in a row, highlighting a decline in the growth rate during the last five months.

The Commonwealth Government has announced an extension of the unfair contract protections currently available, a move to further protect the nation’s small businesses from imbalanced agreements brought on by big business.

While many have an opinion as to which internet browser is best, new data suggests there is a strong correlation between the internet browser used by an employee and their work performance levels.

What are you passionate about? What are your career goals? What are your salary requirements? Those interview questions are so last year.

Australia’s manufacturing sector is cautiously optimistic about the nation’s business climate, according to the latest Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI)-Westpac Survey of Industrial Trends.

The Australian online retail sector continues to grow, with almost 40 per cent of the population now purchasing one or more products via online per average four weeks.

An Australian health business has inadvertently underpaid almost 200 employees half a million dollars.

A handful of Aussie tech companies are proving that it’s not just the big companies who can cut it on the ASX.

Former banker Lukas Kamay and former ABS analyst Christopher Hill were found guilty of “the worst instance of insider trading” Australian courts had ever seen.

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