News

I suspect I’m about to sacrifice a few sacred cows here – consider yourselves forewarned.

The AWU and AMWU are taking legal action against former company director of Forgecast Australia Pty Ltd over $2 million in unpaid entitlements.

A new survey conducted by travel service comapny Expedia has exposed young Australians to be holiday deprived and fearful of taking all their annual leave.

Stored electrical energy provider Exide Technologies has joined an increasing number of local manufacturers emblazoned with the ‘Australia Made’ logo.

Global online accounting system provider Xero has today announced that it has chosen Akamai as the online technology provider for the New Zealand based company.

The Australian Government will launched a free superannuation clearing house service for businesses with fewer than 20 employees from July 1st 2010.

Mortgage Choice has released data showing Australians should escape the price increases in the rental market and purchase their own property.

Telstra has achieved mobile download speeds of 100 Mbps over a distance of 75 Kilometers in testing of LTE 4G wireless in regional Victoria with Nokia Siemens Networks.

Water prices in NSW are set to increase by up to 73 percent after IPART released its determination over the prices the NSW State Water Corporation can charge.

Telstra has today named the finalists in their Queensland Business Awards, with 19 SMEs from across the state nominated for the annual competition.

Agresso has signed a landmark education sector deal with the Queensland Government – Department of Education and Training worth $7 million.

Organic farming is forecast to be the big growth industry in the new financial year, while insulation services will crash in the wake of the home insulation scandal.

Foster’s Group Limited (Foster’s) has signed long-term distribution agreements with Southern Wine & Spirits in three of the largest U.S. markets, with the new contracts effective July 1st.

The International Organization for Standardization has released a new edition of ISO 9001 for Small Businesses. The new edition of the popular handbook has been updated to include changes to ISO 9001 published in 2008. The handbook is the third edition in a series that helps small businesses understand and implement the ISO standard for quality management systems.

Western Australian Premier Colin Barnett has reached agreement with BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto over increased iron ore royalties, mocking Kevin Rudd’s proposed RSPT.

Apple has released the iOS 4 iPhone update world wide, bringing a raft of updates to the 3G/3GS as well as much anticipated multitasking support to the iPhone 3GS.

Telstra will launch the LG Optimus Android smartphone in Australia tomorrow, finally bringing a mid-market Android phone to Australia below the HTC Desire flagship device for Telstra.

VicRoads has finalised contracts with Theiss to construct Victoria’s M80 Ring Road Upgrade between the Calder Freeway and Sydney Road, worth $623m to Theiss.

Telstra today named the finalists in the 2010 Telstra NSW Business Awards, with a shortlist of 20 NSW small and medium businesses named.

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