News

Australian businesses spent $75.4 billion on energy during 2008-09, according to figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

Uniforms benefit culture, brand and employee satisfaction as well as performance, according to the views of a panel of contributors to ‘Fashion Fit for Business 2010’.

Australians overwhelmingly want an e-Health record system, abandoning concerns over privacy in order to make their lives easier.

Women are proving to do better when investing in the share market than their male counterparts, if one leading analyst is to be believed.

Vodafone’s iPhone 4 plans for business have been confirmed, with Vodafone offering the iPhone 4 on its range of Single Business Cap plans starting at $29/month.

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is launching an online data mining offensive on online traders using eBay and The Trading Post websites during the last 3 financial years to catch tax cheats.

Australian-owned electric locking manufacturer FSH Fire & Security Hardware today announced that its MEM Lock (Mechanical Electro Magnetic Lock) has won on the ABC’s prestigious New Inventors show (episode 16), and also scored the show’s People’s Choice Award

Virgin Mobile’s iPhone 4 pricing has narrowly beaten both Optus and Vodafone for value, and left Telstra in the dust at the low end of iPhone 4 plan pricing in Australia.

The majority of Australian marketing professionals feel the pressures of generating enough quality sales leads for their organisations, with one in ten having left a job because of lead gen pressures.

Australian property prices are still rising, by 15.3 percent over the last year, but by a modest 2.5 percent in the June quarter according to Australian Property Monitors.

Australian workers are feeling stressed and neglected by their employers as a result of a preoccupation with the economic downturn, a new survey has found.

More than half of Australian executives are being negatively impacted by late payments even though payment behaviours improved slightly during the June quarter.

Telstra’s iPhone 4 business plan pricing has been released, with Telstra firmly positioning itself as the premium network for the iPhone 4, with prices much higher than rival Optus.

Telstra’s iPhone 4 launch shows that Apple’s iPhone 4 has well and truly reached the mainstream as Telstra’s PR team serves up Masterchef’s host and former contestants on the launch night.

The Reserve Bank of Australia looks set to rule out an increase in interest rates at its August board meeting after the ABS released it’s June quarter inflation (CPI) data today.

Australian consumers prefer smaller businesses to traditional industry leaders when it comes to customer satisfaction, a new study has found.

Vodafone has positioned it’s iPhone 4 plans immediately between Telstra and Optus, slicing up the Australian iPhone 4 market in with differentiated value options and price points.

Asteria Joinery’s director Ryan Marsh was fined $16,900 after a prosecution by the Fair Work Ombudsman for underpaying workers at his company more than $31,000.

Virgin Money’s launch of new credit cards and an online savings account is good news for consumers who have been victims of gouging by the four major banks.

BuzzNumbers, Australia’s first social media intelligence and monitoring company, has launched BuzzElection to track Australia’s 2010 Federal Election online.