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The German born chef behind Brisbane-based King of Cakes is planning to expand his growing empire into the first franchise chain of its kind in Queensland.

Australian women now have access to online mentoring and networking with the launch of new web-based services by the Australian Women’s Mentoring Network.

LogMeIn’s iPad app lets owners of Apple’s new iPad tablet access both Windows and OS X based computers remotely anywhere with a Wi-Fi or 3G internet connection.

The Reserve Bank of Australia has signalled that its policy of aggressive interest rate changes over the past six months is nearing its end, with interest rates approaching ‘normal’ levels.

Facebook users spend 3.26 times longer on the Internet than non-Facebook users, signaling an important behavioural shift according to new research from Nielsen Online.

But this is about time management. I had busy days – like you. I know the importance of exercise in my life. I know my productivity and clear thinking increases when I have exercised in the morning. I had no choice.

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has revealed it will begin its investigations against mining company Rio Tinto after Stern Hu and three others were found guilty of taking bribes and obtaining trade secrets last month.

Families in Australia are paying more than $200 a month in bank fees/charges, according to research from the Australia Institute.

We love doing travel PR and I love a good travel PR campaign, but the folks over at Tourism Afghanistan must be doing a red hot job if they can get Afghanistan into Gourmet Traveller, even if it is listed as a unique and unforgettable experience – unforgettable because you may not come back alive.

Small business owners are at risk of having to pay thousands of dollars in retrospective taxes as a result of the ATO’s recent draft ruling regarding trust income and gains that are allocated to, but not paid to, private company beneficiaries of the trust.

The results of a survey of more than 300 Fortune 1000 executives revealed that companies are investing in ruggedized handhelds and going paperless to increase efficiency and reduce costs.

The Twitter for BlackBerry application has launched to public beta. BlackBerry users are now able to download the app and see what all the fuss is about.

Audits of the Fair Work Ombudsman have found that almost half of companies audited found not compliant with workplace laws, with 62 percent failing in Tasmania.

Search engines are one of the primary ways people locate information.That means search marketing isn’t just a huge online marketing activity. It’s a huge and vitally important marketing activity period.

Apple unveiled a number of new features in their iPhone OS 4.0 update, including multitasking, a slicker email experience, and iBooks support amongst other improvements for business users.

Apple unveiled their latest iPhone update, OS 4.0 in the early hours of this morning and it brings with it a whole swag of new features, top of which is multitasking support

The Australian Bureau of Statistics has released its official unemployment statistics for March, coming in unchanged at 5.3 percent. With a shift from part to full time employment.

Vodafone Australia is now offering business users unlimited mobile phone plans from $75 per user per month, giving users unlimited standard national voice calls, texts and voicemail.

While over half (54%) of administration and office staff in Australia are actively seeking or thinking about a new job, receptionists have proven to be the most unhappy – and the most likely to hand in their resignations.

The Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman (TIO) is increasing its powers by increasing the monetary limits on its decisions in relation to complaints about phone and internet services.