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Regulation of the housing market is seen as the “next logical step” by Australian Securities and Investments Commission chief economist Alex Erskine as the watchdog claws for power.

Merchandise imports for June were up 4 percent to $17,911 million, an increase of $621 million on May, but is unlikely to impact the RBA’s decision on rates in August.

This week we won our 6th rugby game for the season! It was great to get back into the winners circle after getting belted by Eastwood last week. Honestly, it has been a tough season for us with season ending injuries and quite simply players who are physically smaller.

The Australian Labor Party is rolling out spending announcements in the lead up to the Federal election, committing $2.4 million over the next six months for small business initiatives.

Twitter can now be integrated into your contact centre, with new software from IPscape allowing tweets to be responded to by your customer service representatives in a timely fashion.

Nick Heywood-Smith, director of health services company Wellness and Lifestyles, has been named the Ernst & Young Central Region Young Entrepreneur of the Year.

Westpac have announced a series of initiatives to help to support Australia’s small business community, focusing on a new and revitalised online BusinessIQ.

New Zealand’s services sector continues to grow for its 8th consecutive month, according to the June BNZ – BusinessNZ Performance of Services Index (PSI).

The National Australia Bank and AXA Asia Pacific Holdings have agreed to extend the period for NAB to address merger concerns raised by the ACCC to August 31.

Adelaide based national broadband company Internode has called on the ACCC (Australian Competition and Consumer Commission) to end Telstra’s “price squeeze” due to its anti-competitive broadband pricing.

Darwin retailer City Ceramics has once again been declared the Telstra Northern Territory Business of the Year following the awards ceremony on Friday evening.

Coles is in hot water from Federal Health Minister Nicola Roxon for selling imported cigarettes significantly cheaper than local cigarette brands, undermining the Government’s anti-smoking efforts.

Tony Abbott has abandoned plans to exempt small business from unfair dismissal laws under the belief that the public has no appetite for workplace reform.

Chinese workers recruited for the former Mitsubishi site in Adelaide were paid only $1.90 an hour the Fair Work Ombudsman alleges.

Mind Your Uptime, an Aussie startup, keeps an eye on your business’ website so you know when and where it’s ever offline so you can take immediate action to restore the status quo.

Australian retailers are being warned that they will lose both sales and customers if they do not engage with their customers consistently across multiple channels.

The lack of leadership roles for Australian women continues to be a central issue in 2010, forming the focus of Macquarie University’s conference next fortnight.

Singapore based ComfortDelGro Corporation has made a $38.8 million (S$46.8 million) takeover bid for Perth’s largest taxi company Swan Taxis Limited.

Australians now have access to Australian-owned and operated optometrists nationwide, with the launch of a new website today.

Australian business owners can now avoid dealing directly with their bank, with the introduction of a new intermediary service.