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Fair Work Australia has increased the wages of 1.4 million award-dependent workers by $26 per week after a two year wage freeze under the previous Government’s wage-setting tribunal.

Australian gelato franchise, Trampoline Gelato, has made its way up north with the opening of not one, but two new stores in Darwin.

COSBOA have gone back to the future, announcing the re-appointment of of former Chairman Bob Stanton to head the COSBOA Board.

Job vacancies have plummeted 17.7 percent since March, falling a 13.7 per cent in May, following a 4 percent drop in April, according to the latest monthly data from IPA.

Being a business owner can be quite isolating at times and being a business owner in Australia even more so. It has always been important to me that I measure Red PR’s success not only on our competitors in Australia, but around the world.

Sydney’s workers feel they need to be earning big money to live within a reasonable distance of the CBD concludes the latest Sydney Business Chamber Citypoll.

Payroll tax and stamp duty changes are demanded in NSW’s Budget next Tuesday in order to return NSW business competitiveness and encourage employment, says accounting firm BDO.

Small business looking to manage their carbon footprint, whether competing for a government tender or greening your corporate image have a new option in Carbon Planet’s G3MS Lite software.

St.George Bank has won the Banking Website of the Year award in in Money Magazine’s 2010 Consumer Finance Awards, with the Bank also launching an iPad Internet Banking App this week.

Money Magazine has awarded National Australia Bank (NAB) the 2010 Socially Responsible Bank of the Year in the 2010 Consumer Finance Awards.

Connect2Mums AusMumpreneur Catherine Oehlman is still basking in the glory of winning the award last year and encourages all Australian businesses to nominate for the awards – and not just mums in business.

Advance copies of the new-look, relaunch issue of Dynamic Business magazine have just arrived at the office and we’re excited to say the least. It doesn’t hit the shops or your mail boxes until next week, but we want to share the joy with one lucky reader.

Metcash Limited, the the operator of IGA Supermarkets, Mitre 10 Hardware stores and Cellarbrations Liquor has posted a record profit up 12.4 percent from $227.6 million for the year.

Adobe has launched the software that helped create WIRED magazine’s June issue for the iPad as a tool any publisher can use to publish content to the iPad.

Free online courses for potential franchisees will soon be available from Griffith University’s Asia-Pacific Centre for Franchising Excellence in conjunction with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).

Hays the global recruitment firm have released their 2010 Salary Survey data and it’s a wealth of information for both employers and employees, showing business confidence and recruitment is on the rise in 2010.

The Reserve Bank of Australia has left official interest rates unchanged at 4.5 percent after its June board meeting, but how long before we see another change?

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) did as expected by analysts at its monthly board meeting today deciding to leave the official cash rate unchanged at 4.5 percent.

A guide to the unfair contract terms law, helps businesses understand their rights and obligations under the new Unfair Contract Terms (UCT) law which commences on July 1 this year.

Artis Group, announced today that it has acquired IT services firm Help Base as part of its strategy to rapidly expand its managed services business lines with acquisition and organic growth.