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The Australian economy is recovering at a faster pace than expected, according to the results of the latest Westpac-Melbourne Institute index.

A new survey has found that Australians are working more than two billion hours of unpaid overtime a year, totalling just over $72 billion dollars.

TAS businesses slugged with highest taxes A new report has found that Tasmania imposes the highest taxing rate on small businesses. Institute of Public Affairs report shows Tasmania imposes the highest taxing rate on businesses with fewer than 20 employees. Tasmanian treasurer Michal Aird has expressed his sympathy for these small businesses, but is standing […]

Consumers will pay for online content: survey A survey of global news consumers has found that most people are prepared to pay for online news. The Boston Consulting Group surveyed news consumers in nine developed countries – including Australia – asking them whether they would be prepared to pay for news online, and how much […]

Almost half of Australia’s small and medium business leaders believe that the Federal Government is acting too slowly on climate change, a new survey has revealed.

Human error to blame for most data disasters Human error is responsible for an increasing number of incoming enterprise data recovery requests, data recovery firm Knoll Ontrack has revealed. Research conducted by Ontrack® data recovery experts found that human error is often the cause of most security glitches and data loss. The most common human […]

Australian consumers are quickly losing their trust in major corporations, believing many are too ‘money hungry’, a new survey has revealed.

Trading conditions for small business improved in the three months to September, but could be dashed if interest rates are lifted for the third month in a row, a new survey shows.

Qantas has announced it will slash the number of first and business class seats across its long-haul fleet, due to a drop in demand.

Pay growth has slowed over the past year, as people worked fewer hours in a weaker and overcrowded jobs market, a new report has found.

It won’t be a very merry Christmas for retailers this year, with a new survey showing consumers plan to spend less this Christmas than last year.

South Australian electricity and gas customers have been letting the Energy Ombudsman know how they feel about the quality of their energy suppliers, as enquiries and complaints rose by over 60 percent in the last financial year.

A new report has found that Australia will have a skills shortage of 1.4 million workers by 2025, if the Government doesn’t act on raising the retirement age and boosting immigration.

Around five million Australians are attracted to the idea of starting their own business, with the belief it will offer flexible working arrangements or simply fulfil their wish to be their own boss, according to research commissioned by St.George Bank.

Small to medium-sized businesses are experiencing improved business conditions for the first time since the start of the global financial crisis, a survey reveals.

ANZ Banking Group chief executive Mike Smith took a 16 percent pay cut in 2009 to $10.9 million, but according to the bank, he actually received half that amount.

Westpac will begin offering customers interest free ‘green loans’ from today, worth up to $10,000.

Australian board directors need to be better remunerated as a result of greater pressure on boards, a new study has revealed.

A new survey has found that business confidence is up, with most Australian chief financial officers (CFOs) optimistic about future prospects

The number of Australian broadband services powered by Telstra’s wholesale network has reached 1.3 million, according to data released by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).