News

The June quarter 2010 ACCI-Westpac Survey of Industrial Trends showed a marked softening of manufacturers’ General Business Sentiment for the second half of 2010.

The ACCC has granted interim authorisation Suncorp Metway and the Bendigo Bank to not charge each other’s cardholders a fee for transactions at ATMs they own.

Planet Ark is putting recycling within fingertips reach of small and medium businesses with the launch of its new online directory BusinessRecycling.com.au.

Julia Gillard has ousted Kevin Rudd as Prime Minister of Australia after a 9am Labor caucus meeting which saw Ms Gillard elected unopposed after Kevin Rudd stood down.

Apple’s iPhone update to iOS4 caused some problems for iPhone 3G and 3GS phones, but the problems with Google Sync appear to have been ironed out finally.

Many employees are dissatisfied with their salary despite receiving an increase, according to new research released today by recruitment firm, Robert Half.

Salesforce.com today announced the global availability of its Salesforce Chatter application to nearly 80 thousand customers.

Analysis reveals that the percentage of spam related to football and soccer keywords since March 2010 has approached 25 percent of all global spam in the build-up to the FIFA World Cup.

Hult International Business School loans out its graduating MBA students to test their knowledge of strategic problem solving.

Telstra today named the finalists in the 2010 Telstra Northern Territory Business Awards, with the majority of the businesses focused on local market expansion.

LEWIS PR has launched Chatterscope, a free platform for Twitter sentiment monitoring and analysis so businesses can monitor their brands and address negative sentiment online.

REST Superannuation has found that the majority of members are missing out on retirement benefits despite knowing they are eligible to receive them, according to a recent survey.

Apple’s iPhone update to iOS4 went well for iPhone 3G and 3GS phones yesterday, however the iOS 4 update caused problems with Google Sync (Gmail/Calender/Contacts) for many.

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.