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Small businesses are allegedly using the Australian Taxation Office as a bank, using the ATO as a psuedo-lender by putting off tax liabilities using payment agreements in order to pay other commitments first.
Gender equality in the workplace is even further off in 2010 than in 2009, with the wage gap widening over the last 12 months and a new study showing Australians are largely pessimistic about women ever receiving equal pay.
Qantas is taking the fight to Virgin Blue’s plans to dominate the domestic air travel market amongst business travellers by adding 820,000 seats to its Jetstar discount airline.
Australian Managers have low-self awareness, drastically hindering individual and organisational performance according to research from Human Synergistics
Firm Spy, the online industry gossip site, has seen a spike in traffic after two law firms Mallesons Stephen Jaques and Clayton Utz banned staff after reports on the firms were placed online, branding Firm Spy as “irresponsible and inaccurate”.
Salmat today announced that its leading shopping portal for retail advertisers Lasoo.com.au, has been awarded a triple A-rated Statement of Accessibility Conformance by Vision Australia.
Harvey Norman has announced a profit of $290.04 million, up 15.8 percent on last year, showing there is still life in bricks and mortar retailing and dismissing suggestions from rival Ruslan Kogan that Harvey Norman’s business model is dead.
Kristina Karlsson, the Melbourne based founder of Swedish fashion stationery business kikki.K was last night named winner of the 2010 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year, Southern Region – Product.
Regional employees enjoy their jobs more and are more engaged with their employers than those in metropolitan areas of Australia, according to new data.
Research from Monash University in Melbourne conducted for the Queensland Government has found that employers are again looking at older employees as they get desperate to fill empty roles.
Groupon clone OurDeal is hoping online group coupon ordering won’t be an ordeal as it tries to replicate the success of Groupon clones Spreets, Ouffer and Jump On It in the Australian market.
Coles has refused to put the prices of its groceries online, fearing comparison shopping with rival Woolworths and independent retailers.
Virgin Blue Holdings Limited, who run both Virgin Blue and V Australia and Etihad Airways PJSC today signed an agreement to enable V Australia to fly into Abu Dhabi from 2011.
Online travel sites and discount flight aggregators may not be the cheapest option for business travellers if the latest research from The Online Travel Benchmarking Group holds true.
ClearView Wealth Limited today announced a statutory net profit after tax of $8.0 million and plans to acquire small-medium financial planning practices in South and Western Australia.
Businesses leveraging “group coupon” buying sites in Australia such as Jump On It, Spreets and Ouffer has boomed, with all three bringing the Groupon concept from the USA to satisfy local demand.
Mortgage Choice Limited today announced a 14 percent increase in net profit after tax from its nationwide franchise network of Mortgage Choice brokers.
Attending last week’s Telstra Business Awards, I was again struck by how many inspiring businesses there are in this country – and how many ordinary, hard-working Australians have followed their passion to create their own quiet success story.
Australian businesses are finally lifting travel bans placed on employees during the global financial crisis, with travel agents recording substantial growth in corporate bookings.
Business owners need to be aware and prepared for new mandatory product safety reporting requirements that begin 1 January 2011 ACCC deputy chair Peter Kell has warned.
