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Nominations and entries for Telstra Business Women’s Awards for 2010 are now open, with nominations closing June 21st.

National Australia Bank (NAB) disagrees with the ACCC decision concerning the proposal to acquire the Australian and New Zealand businesses of AXA Asia Pacific Holdings.

Tech blog Gizmodo has created massive buzz around the yet-to-be released iPhone4G by controversially leaking photos of Apple’s latest iPhone after a prototype was left behind in a bar.

Australia’s Goods & Services Tax (GST) is predicted to increase as pressure mounts on the Federal Government to fund its recent spending, including the recently minted COAG hospitals agreement.

I’m always looking at the latest trends in business – it’s part of my job. When you’re in the B2B segment, getting close to your clients and really “knowing” what’s it’s like to run a business provides great insights into the right solutions and marketing strategies that really “cut through” for the Aussie business owner.

Telstra has announced immediate availability of the much anticipated HTC Desire Google Android mobile phone, a week earlier than anticipated.

Businesses are failing to embrace social media fully, citing confusion over measuring ROI and fear of negative feedback in Nielsen Online’s 2010 Social Media Business Benchmarking Study.

The former Head of the nation’s largest employment company, Drake Personnel, has called the Coalitions developing position on cutting the dole for those under 30 “absolutely ridiculous”.

Microsoft Office 2010 has reached the released to manufacturing (RTM) milestone after an extensive beta testing program, with Microsoft’s productivity suite due to hit retail stores in June.

AUSTRAC has signed an agreement with the financial intelligence unit (FIU) of Guatemala to exchange financial information relating to money laundering and terrorism financing.

Adelaide based ISP Internode has preempted the roll out of the National Broadband Network by cutting prices on the companies Fibre To The Home (FTTH) plans.

In response to the widespread chaos caused by the eruption of Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull volcano, Lonely Planet is offering 13 of its European iPhone guides free in what the company is calling a “Volcano Relief Sale”.

The ACCC has made the right decision in opposing a NAB takeover of Axa. The ACCC’s opposition is well founded on legal grounds and puts the NAB on notice that the ACCC is prepared to go to court to stop it from buying Axa.

The ACCC will block the proposed aquisition of AXA Asia Pacific Holdings (AXA) by National Australia Bank Ltd’s (NAB) in favor of a bid by AMP Limited (AMP).

Paycycle has announced their launch into the Australian market, providing businesses with a flexible, easy to use and automated online payroll service.

On Friday morning, I jumped on QF401 to Melbourne. For those readers who are unaware, this flight leaves Sydney at 6am. Which got me thinking: when does a work day start and end for these people?

We’ve been advertising for an online journalism intern for the website. On Friday, I was emailed what sounded like a very promising application from a second year uni student. I was about to get her in for an interview when I forwarded it to my colleague Dave, the web editor. Social media-minded as ever, he […]

New South Wales has come in dead last in a new report by CommSec measuring the economic activity state by state across Australia.

The NSW Government’s new integrated ticketing platform for public transport MyZone, has been introduced today to less chaos than was feared by CityRail, however some commuters are upset, particularly those traveling on buses.

On Saturday morning I woke up with a headache, and a back ache and a wah wah wah…get the picture? Just felt rubbish.