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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.

Australian workers are less likely to experience bad moods if there are plants in the office, a new survey has found.

The Australian Labor Party is gearing up for an election campaign fought and won through social media, implementing a social networking and community engagement platform, called Campaign iQ.

Victorian businesses are being encouraged to boost their revenue using innovative design factors, with Design Victoria launching a new guide this week.

Telstra have released a new white paper that concludes that micro-business needs are not being met by banks, particularly as business ownership shifts to Gen X and Y.

Australian SMB owners can take part in discussions about developments in IT, with the Australian Business Forum hosting iTmatters 2010.

NSW business owners are being urged to ensure that they have a legally valid will, with Good Will Week taking place in September.

Jentla, the online platform based on Joomla open source developed in Queensland, has started works on the first global Software Development Accreditation program for Joomla and the Jentla suite.

Cotton On, the Geelong-based clothing and retail giant failed to pay 3289 of its employees more than $278,000 for staff attending training out of working hours.

Consumers’ inflation expectations have moderated to 3.3 percent in the July edition of the Melbourne Institute Survey of Consumer Inflationary Expectations.

For as long as I have been in PR the debate has raged on should potential clients pay for pitches?

Atlassian, the golden child of the Australian software and technology start-up scene has secured a USD $60 million investment from venture capitalists Accel Partners.

Australian consumers are not happy with current standards of customer service, and are not spending as much as a result, a survey released today has found.

The Australian Government has today announced that it will support eleven new projects under its Commercialisation Australia organisation.

Minjet today announced the latest version of its computing software, with improved communicative abilities and increased integration with Microsoft Office.

Australian business Xpresso Delight has won recognition for its passive income model, which focuses on maintaining a balanced lifestyle, in a recent survey.