News

Many employers remain unaware of their new awards obligations to employees under the Fair Work Act, and in doing so risk liability for back pay and penalties.

Tiger Airways, the low-cost operator owned by Singapore Airlines will begin charging customers $15 to check-in at the airport rather than online from July 1st.

The iPhone revolution continues as FlyBuys has become the first loyalty rewards program in Australia to launch it’s own specialty ‘app’.

Businesses are quickly catching on to the social network phenomenon, with more and more investing time and money into developing an online social profile.

The local manufacturing industry has been warned that they can expect a firm post-GFC resurgence in production from traditional regions like Europe and the USA.

Office buildings are the new battleground in South Australia’s war on climate change, with two Adelaide based companies winning green innovation grants to green office buildings.

One of the world’s first law firm to list on the stock exchange, Slater & Gordon has entered into an agreement to acquire Queensland based Trilby Misso Lawyers for $57 million.

With the local coffee market recently valued at over $3 billion a year, the morning blend has become an engrained ritual for workers across Australia.

Hands up if you’ve ever broken up with someone? Hands up if you ever been dumped, BEFORE you got a chance to end it? Good times….

Australia’s banks may find themselves forced to cut discounts on home loan rates to avoid having to increase their standard variable home loan rates outside the RBA’s changes.

Julia Gillard has come under fire for refusing to elevate the Minister for Small Business, Craig Emerson into Cabinet in her Cabinet re-shuffle today.

Treasurer Wayne Swan has been forced to defend the Labor Party’s moves to oust former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd through caucus dealing at the G20 conference in Toronto, Canada.

Almost half of all Australians are planning on paying off their personal debt with their 2010 tax return, a survey undertaken by Officeworks has shown.

Queenslanders can expect to pay on average $2.05 more per week under new pricing from Queensland Urban Utilities in the South East Queensland region.

Not surprising this week’s blog is about our new PM. But not about whether she will be good or bad. I will leave that for the political pundits.

Importing celebrity fashionista Nicole Richie has proven to be a winning strategy for MidCity as the Pitt St retail hub re-opened after a multi-million dollar refit.

New housing construction is set to stall across Australia, with the brakes applied to the post-GFC recovery after a significant tightening of monetary policy by the Reserve Bank of Australia.

Holden has announced the company is gearing up for the return of a second shift at the company’s Elizabeth Park plant in November to coincide with production of the Holden Cruze.

South Australian company WinFocus is launching an energy evangelism program to explain the environmental benefits of its Magnetite window insulation system to business.

Kogan Technologies has responded quickly to the Labor party PM spill last week, ousting their KEVIN37 LCD TV in favor of a smaller red JULIA32 model.