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Wotif.com is celebrating ten years in business this month after opening its virtual doors in 2000 to provide online discount hotel bookings. The Brisbane-based company opened with a bold plan in the online accommodation space. Hotels were invited to load distressed inventory onto the site for rooms to be sold at a discounted rate. Within […]
Western Australia has become a GM crop state with approval by the State Government to allow the introduction of GM canola to farms across the state. In parliament, the Liberal Government of Western Australia used its numbers to defeat the Labor’s disallowance motion opposing permitting GM canola to be grown in the stat, despite earlier […]
The Federal Court of Australia has declared that Prime Carbon Pty Ltd made false or misleading representations concerning the supply of its services in relation to the sale of carbon credits. The representations were made in Prime Carbon’s promotional brochures and on its website, www.primecarbon.com.au. Prime Carbon sells a ‘soil carbon and sequestration program’ to […]
iiNet has responded to speculation after the company placed its shares into a trading halt following speculation by the AFR over the possibility of a deal to purchase Netspace. Australia’s third largest ISP iiNet, based in Perth is believed to be on the hunt to purchase ISP’s with strong businesses in the eastern parts of […]
Reserve Bank of Australia assistant governor Philip Lowe has warned of a return to pre-GFC levels house cost spirals as the resources sector grows. RBA assistant governor Philip Lowe warned a conference in Sydney that over “the next couple of years” capacity constraints were looming, especially as the resource sector returns to pre-GFC levels of […]
When we start working with new clients, we ask them where they would like to see media coverage about their brand. As far as prime time current affairs programs are concerned, such as Channel Nine’s A Current Affair or Channel Seven’s Today Tonight, our clients fall into two main camps – those who would love […]
Increases in job advertisements in February suggests an economic recovery, but high staff turnover is clouding the true recovery, new data suggests. Commenting on the recent surge in job advertisements and yet to be released official ABS employment statistics, David Edwards, Strategic Manager of Drake International, said “High levels of staff turnover and churn are […]
The Auditor General report released today on Perth’s Arena is a warning to the Barnett Government for future major projects in our State, Labor Leader Eric Ripper said today. Mr Ripper said Labor endorsed the Auditor General’s recommendations including the need to improve the procurement and delivery of capital projects. “I acknowledge there were significant […]
Consumer confidence has continued to rise, despite steady increases in the official cash rate by the RBA since October last year. With continued growth in the labour market and a higher Aussie dollar key to the result. The Westpac-Melbourne Institute of Consumer Sentiment Index for March, which measures the perceptions of consumers towards their future […]
Telstra are increasing their Pre-Paid Mobile Rates effective April 13th this year. In a notice posted on the Telstra site, the telco will increase call connection costs by almost 20%. With the standard national voice call rate for calls to any Australian fixed or mobile for each 30 second block or part, increasing from 39 […]
Following on from the success of the first V21 Conference in 2009, this year’s V21 will focus on next generation business models and how digital media is changing business. The event explores how the interactivity that digital technology enables and the opportunities it opens up are putting traditional business models and practices to the test. […]
Franchised Food Company (FFCo) is continuing its restructure of Cold Rock Ice Creamery, moving its Queensland support office from the Gold Coast to Brisbane and appointing three new support managers to grow the brand across several states. FFCo’s business manager Michelle Sprenger said the office had moved from Arundel to Lang Parade in Milton in […]
Google’s top search terms are under attack from cybercriminals. In the last seven days, more than 284 top search terms have been attacked by more than 6600 malicious URLs according to SonicWALL data. The threat team has found up to nine of the top 20 Google search terms are under attack at any one time. […]
Using social networks? Then make sure you don’t make the same mistake as British MP Ed Miliband, who had his twitter account hijacked and his reputation tarnished. While the tweets from the hackers to MP Ed Miliband’s account were merely embarrassing, Lloyd Borrett, the Marketing Manager at AVG (AU/NZ), says it is worth considering the […]
While not declaring the GFC ‘over’, National Australia Bank’s SME Quarterly Survey to December 2009 shows business conditions for small to medium enterprise are at their highest since June 2008. For the December quarter, SMEs with an annual turnover from $2 million to $3 million recorded the strongest improvement in conditions jumping 13 index points, […]
Builders in Victoria believe the government should scrap the first home buyers bonus, with the bonus only serving to line the pockets of real estate agents. Instead the Master Builders Association of Victoria argues the money saved on the first home buyers bonus should go towards cutting stamp duty for new homes. The Master Builders […]
Shadow treasurer Joe Hockey has defended Tony Abbott’s paid parental leave plan, arguing the 1.7 percent levy on businesses would be a “huge windfall for big business”. Joe Hockey was forced to enter the debate after continued attacks by free market think tanks and unions alike. As well as attacks coming from within his own […]
Australian mobile internet solutions provider, MIA International, has developed the first iPhone Application for the Australian digital marketing event, ad:tech Sydney. The ad:tech Sydney iPhone App will guide the event’s attendees through the program at the two day conference, which runs from 16 – 17th March at the Sydney Conference & Exhibition Centre in Darling […]
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has issued a draft decision not to accept the proposed access arrangements lodged by the Australian Rail Track Corporation for the Hunter Valley rail network in their current form, on the basis that they are unlikely to be appropriate under the Trade Practices Act 1974. The Hunter Valley rail […]
Transaction Network Services has renewed its agreement with Credit Card network MasterCard to provide payment server software for MasterCard’s ecommerce platform, the MasterCard Internet Gateway Service (MiGS). MiGS provides an outsourced payment gateway service for MasterCard’s bank acquirers and merchant customers. The MiGS platform provides Card-Not-Present transactions for online activities, including eCommerce and purchases via […]
