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The Australian Taxation Office is ramping up its response to rogue phoenix operators who exploit seasonal workers, and pocket their superannuation entitlements.

With apps, music, videos and more piling up on iOS devices, running out of room is becoming more of a common dilemma everyday. PhoneExpander, a new app currently in its beta phase, is aiming to tackle the issue.

Australians are forecast to spend $1.7 billion on cloud services in 2018, according to a new report by the International Data Corporation (IDC).

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has lowered the cash rate to 2.25 per cent, effective from today.

The Raspberry Pi Foundation has been making big moves to ensure their credit-card sized computer gets into more hands, and the $US35 price tag on the new Pi 2 should attract a wave of tech lovers.

The operators-owners of a Gloria Jean’s café in Melbourne have been penalized a total of $110,500 for paying employees as little as $8 per hour.

The economy continues to be a source of worry for Australian businesses, pushing business confidence down for yet another quarter.

Bendigo Bank has today launched what they claim to be a first in Australian banking, a 24/7 business banking app designed for the bank’s business customers.

WorkCover NSW is asking businesses across the state to take part in the free WorkCover Mentor Program, designed to get medium and large-sized business working with small business to better identify safety issues.

Amazon is targeting the business sector with Amazon WorkMail, a new email system currently available for preview.

Australians prefer to support local businesses, both in terms of retail and in services, a new report has found.

In what is being called a landmark decision, the Federal Circuit Court in Melbourne has fined Crocmedia Pty Ltd for underpaying two interns employed in the company for 20 months.

The latest BlackBerry smartphone has been released in Australia, providing users with a familiar, business-orientated device that has just been made available from Telstra.

The amount of Australian households that have a Smart TV has increased by six times in the last four years, according to new findings released by Roy Morgan Research.

Until the arrival of large and mid-range international retailers such as Zara, Topshop and more recently, Sephora, there was an affordability gulf protecting Australia’s own mid-market brands.

The record quarterly profit equates to $3.06 per diluted share. This marks the biggest quarterly profit made by a public company to date.

Fisher & Paykel and Domestic & General will have to pay a penalty of $200,000 each after the Federal Court declared they had made false or misleading representation when offering extended warranty to customers.

Personal banking customers experienced a 1.1 per cent rise in satisfaction in the last 12 months, pushing satisfaction levels recorded in the Roy Morgan Research Consumer Banking Satisfaction Report to an almost 18-year high.

While CEOs have a more positive outlook for the coming years, 60 per cent believe there has been a rise in threats to growth. Over-regulation, the handling of the country’s debt, and cyber security risks were highlighted.

6 per cent of Australians are using two mobile phones, according to new research released by Roy Morgan.