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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.

This year more businesses are offering paid maternity leave schemes to pregnant women than ever before, but the EOWWA suggests that mothers till have a fight on their hands to gain fair working conditions.

National job vacancies fell 4 percent in April, compared to a 20.9 percent rise in March, according to the latest monthly data from IPA.

Small businesses are concerned that the Government’s small business tax cuts announced on the weekend might be cut out before they are even enacted.

Buying a business is like having a baby, a new survey has found, with small business owners reporting it takes nine months on average to find a suitable business within their price range.

Australian women universally agree they are making financial sacrifices when choosing to enter motherhood, with almost half of women agreeing it isn’t worth it.

The Greater Building Society is urging people to to beyond the ‘big 4’ when looking for a home loan deal, with building societies being significantly cheaper after the RBA rate increase this week.

A must read for all professionals and professional associations – Professions and the Trade Practices Act – has been launched by Australian Competition and Consumer Commission deputy chair Michael Schaper.

Perth based ISP iiNet is expecting full-year earnings to be at the higher end of its guidance range, it has revealed at the Macquarie Securities 2010 Australian Equity Conference.

Australian retailers are ahead of the curve in using email marketing to engage with customers, but most aren’t optimising it as well as their US counterparts, a Silverpop study has found.

Proof that social media is changing the face of the corporate recruitment comes in the shape of Karalee Evans, who has landed herself the role as Social Strategy Manager for Amnesia Razorfish.