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A study by Griffith University into franchise conflict has revealed the need for better communication between franchisors and their franchisees.

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Australian employees are on the move, with one in six workers applying for a new job in the past six months, a workplace survey has found.

Telstra’s iPad prepaid data plans are out, but highlight how much the company is prepared to rip off their non-iPad prepaid wireless broadband customers. With iPad prepaid plan prices half what their wireless broadband customers pay.

Auction clearance rates have collapsed in three of Australia’s largest markets, after successive interest rate increases from the Reserve Bank. Listings were also down in Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide.

The Commonwealth Bank will shut down their structured finance division, with department head Leanne Leong resigning after an internal review.

Telstra iPad plans have gone prepaid, offering data only plans for the device without contracts, hoping the performance of the NextG network is enough to keep users from using other 3G providers.

Kevin Rudd’s Labor party could lose an election held tomorrow concludes the latest Nielsen poll, with the Liberal Party equal with Labor in two party preferred figures.

The Queensland Resources Council (QRC) is meeting with Queensland Premier Anna Bligh and Treasurer Andrew Fraser to discuss their opposition to Kevin Rudd’s Super Profit Tax.

Skype is rolling out new monthly calling plans, allowing subscribers to call landline and mobile phones worldwide from as little as $1.49 per month.

Virgin Blue’s new chief executive, John Borghetti will pocket up to $4.5 million this year, 60 percent more than his predecessor Brett Godfrey.

Ford Australia is hoping a $19 million profit after three years of losses will save the company from closing its Geelong, Victoria manufacturing plant.

The Australian Energy Regulator has approved a 9.2 percent price increase for Queensland’s electricity providers, Energex and Ergon Energy beginning July 1st.

Australia’s construction sector is up again in April according to the Australian Industry Group Housing Industry Association Performance of Construction Index.

More than 78 percent of small to medium enterprises in Victoria see employee health and fitness as directly affecting their bottom line, a recent poll has found.

The Federal Court has found in favor of the ACCC that that e-commerce marketing companies StoresOnline International, Inc. and StoresOnline, Inc made misleading and deceptive representations regarding the price of their products and services.

With the ink dry on the government’s response to the Henry tax review, the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia is turning its temporary attention to next week’s Federal Budget.

Telstra Mobile customers affected by yesterdays network blackout in Queensland are encouraged to lodge claims for compensation, a Telstra spokesman has said.

There are three things for small business to take away from the government’s tax reforms:

CeBIT Australia are taking an innovative approach to their 2010 Information, Communications and Technology Exhibition, launching a dedicated iPhone app to enhance the visitor’s experience.