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Postal workers around Australia are taking part in industrial action against Australia Post from today in the hope of getting a new wage deal. Postal workers around Australia say they will deliver unstamped mail from today until Christmas Eve. New South Wales union secretary Jim Metcher says workers are fed up and have waited three […]
Top Aussie brands take beating in crisis Some of Australia’s top brands such as Qantas and Foster’s Group took a severe beating in the financial crisis, a new study has found. According to Brand Finance Australia’s second annual Australia’s Most Valuable Brand Portfolios report, Qantas lost more than $700 million during the financial crisis in […]
Copenhagen talks likely to fail: Abbott Opposition leader Tony Abbott has once again attacked Kevin Rudd’s position on climate change, claiming that climate change talks in Copenhagen are likely to be a disappointment and a personal failure for the Prime Minister. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will attend the talks in the Danish capital this week […]
OH&S laws may reduce protection for workers: ACTU The Federal Government’s new occupational health and safety laws could actually reduce protection for workers and harm them in the long term, the ACTU has warned. The states and territories, except Western Australia, agreed at the Workplace Relations Ministerial Council in Melbourne on Friday to a model […]
Treasurer Wayne Swan says Australia continues to outperform other advanced economies, as the impact of the global financial crisis starts to fade.
Blackberry’s app store is now available to Australian and New Zealand customers, following the launch late last week.
PM unveils first Australian hybrid car Prime Minister Kevin Rudd today unveiled the first Australian-built hybrid car at Toyota’s Altona plant, west of Melbourne. The new hybrid version of the Toyota Camry has a 2.4-litre engine and an electric drive motor and is said to produce 30 percent less emissions than a regular car. It […]
Interest rate will continue to rise Employment minister Julia Gillard has once again reminded Australians that interest rates will not stay at “emergency levels” forever. Gillard told ABC Television that she won’t speculate about what the RBA “may or may not do in the February board meeting” but she reiterated what the Reserve Bank governor […]
Things here at DB are getting a little hectic in the lead-up to Christmas, so we’ve all been sneaking in a quick giggle when we can this week! Hope you find these as funny as we did: Would you like to contribute to Friday Funny? Email [email protected]
Unemployment easing, but challenges still ahead Unemployment may have fallen to 5.7 percent in December, but business leaders are warning we are not out of the woods yet and labour shortages are ahead. Australia experienced the fastest jobs growth in three years during the month of November, signaling the peak in unemployment anf sparking concerns […]
Broadband good for small business Small businesses are set to be big winners from the National Broadband Network (NBN), according to Jaye Radisich, CEO of the Council of Small Business of Australia. “Broadband will help facilitate solutions to everyday problems that small businesses face,” she said. “The NBN will help small businesses by promoting workplace […]
There is nothing worse than dealing with a business that overpromises and underdelivers – especially around Christmas. It is a big business no-no in my books and I was just recently on the receiving end of it and let me tell you, it is not fun! I was looking for a very specific book for […]
Once upon a time, before you’d made your first sale or contacted your first client, there were some big ticket costs heading your way as soon as you turned on your office computer. Starting a small business is as much about establishing a revenue stream as it is about minimising costs, and software is a […]
Jobs market rebounds The unemployment rate has defied predictions of a slump, falling to 5.7 percent, figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show. The market has forecast that the unemployment rate would rise 5.8 percent to 5.9 percent, with 15,000 jobs lost. According to the ABS, the rise in employment was driven by an […]
Australia ranks highly for internet service, but citizens not happy Australia provides the fourth best internet service in the world, yet Australians are calling for the Federal Government to invest more in internet infrastructure, a new report has found. The Servcorp International Internet Report, which questioned 7,500 business people in 24 countries, found that Australia […]
Aussie CEOs sceptical about climate change agreement As global leaders in Copenhagen meet to try and hammer out an agreement to tackle climate change on a global level, Australian CEOs and business leaders are doubtful that any deal will really affect them back home. The Executive Connection (TEC) poll of 354 Australian business leaders and […]
Credit card fraud increased by almost 30 percent in the year to June, driven by a rise in fraudulent use of credit cards on the internet, figures from the Australian Payments Clearing Association (APCA) reveal.
NSW economy back from the dead The NSW economy has come back from the dead with new figures showing stronger than expected jobs growth and a pick-up in government revenues. Instead of contracting, the NSW economy is expected to grow modestly in the current financial year and unemployment is expected to peak at 6.5 percent, […]
Liberal leader Tony Abbott has stepped up his plans for his new industrial relations policy, claiming that WorkChoices will not be revived, but the unions are not convinced.
Facebook rolls out new privacy settings Facebook has begun rolling our new privacy settings to its 350 million users, giving users a much tighter control over who sees what. As part of the changes, Facebook users will be able to select a privacy setting for each piece of content, such as photos or updates, that […]
