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The average Australian is expected to spend an extra $1,079 this coming festive season, according to new research from CommBank.

Less Australians are experiencing work-related injuries and illnesses, according to figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

Australians are making plans to secure their future as the nation’s consumer confidence dips sharply.

A recent survey has found 2 in 5 SMEs have been pushed to lower staff numbers and decrease their number of sites in order to manage supplier costs.

InvoCare Limited has been fined $102,000 for allegedly making false and misleading representations to their customers.

The Australian seafood industry is to benefit from the China Australia Free Trade Agreement (FTA) signed yesterday, according to the Seafood Trade Advisory Group (STAG).

The majority of Australians consider the price of an appliance as the number one priority before buying, according to findings released by Roy Morgan Research.

The Abbott Government has concluded free trade negotiations with China, a move the Federal Government says will boost Australia’s economy by $18 billion.

Businesses with Facebook Pages should expect to see their post reach fall significantly, with the social media giant announcing that they will lower the amount of Page posts users will see in their News Feeds.

Australian travellers are sitting on over $800 million in foreign currency, according to the MasterCard Money Management Index.

83 per cent of Australia’s leading business women say that “confidence to challenge and influence authority” is an important factor needed to succeed in business.

Individuals with smartphones are more likely to notice outdoor advertising, according to new research released by Roy Morgan.

The Abbott Government has released an updated Franchising Code of Conduct, which Small Business Minister Bruce Billson says will save the sector an estimated $8.6 million per year.

Only 37 per cent of Australian senior business decision-makers believe their customer data is completely secure, according to new figures released in an NTT Com Security research report.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has today urged those in the egg industry to look over their free range claims, citing a $300,000 penalty against Pirovic Enterprises as a reminder for industry participants to take heed.

Start Up Australia has welcomed a new proposal to try and boost innovation and entrepreneurialism by changing the residency rules for wealthy Chinese investors, but called for more details on the plan.

72 per cent of Australians are fearful that hackers are attacking major industries and sectors of the economy, according to a global survey by Honeywell: Process Solutions.

Consumer sentiment has experienced its longest run of pessimism since the Global Financial Crisis and, before that, the early 1990s recession, according to the Westpac monthly sentiment index.

55 per cent of shoppers admitted to in-store browsing before buying from online competitors, highlighting the need for retailers to offer goods and services on various platforms.

76 per cent of SMEs are expecting customer demand to rise or stay the same this Christmas, according to the Commonwealth Bank’s biannual SME Confidence Report released today.