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Google hits back at newspaper critics Google has hit back at its newspaper critics, rebuffing suggestions that it is profiting from their content. Fronting the World Newspaper Congress in India, Google chief legal counsel David Drummond told angry publishers that the search giant is a friend, not a foe. Google chief executive Eric Schmidt also […]
After it was reported last week that Prime Minister Kevin Rudd had snubbed newly elected NSW Premier Kristina Keneally, claiming he was fed up with the state Labor party, Rudd and Keneally have engaged in ‘productive’ talks about the future of the fragile state. Last week Rudd publicly condemned the NSW Labor party via the […]
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Commonwealth Bank has announced it will increase its standard variable home loan interest rate by 37 basis points, in a move that is set to send ripples through the banking industry. Westpac came under fire earlier this week for lifting their rates to almost double the increase the Reserve Bank stipulated, while National Australia Bank […]
Kristina Keneally has taken over from Nathan Rees as premier of New South Wales, ending a tumultuous week for the State Labor Party leadership. Keneally, US-born daughter-in-law of author Tom Keneally, garnered 47 votes out of the 70 members of the party’s full caucus, an overwhelming show of support for the relative newcomer. She has […]
Myer chief executive Bernie Brookes announced that he was expecting a “good, but not great” Christmas at a Financial Services Institute lunch earlier this week. Sales of gift wrapping, decorations and hampers were “in line with expectations”, but he was being realistic about the prospects for Christmas given the economic climate of the past two […]
National Australia Bank has sparked a home loan rate war by undercutting Westpac’s interest rate rise of 45 basis points earlier this week, keeping their interest rate rise in line with the Reserve Bank’s increase of 25 basis points. The interest rate rise will take NAB’s standard variable home loan rate to 6.49 percent, effective […]
According to reports from the US, Google News has launched a news-specific crawler that lets online publishers automatically keep stories, photos or videos out of its index.
ACCC investigates petrol pricing The Federal Government has asked consumer watchdog, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to investigate possible petrol price fixing. Competition Policy Minister Craig Emerson said Labor had long been concerned that petrol companies were colluding to set a weekly price cycle, and as such, asked the ACCC to look into the […]
Consumers unconcerned about rate rise The three consecutive rate rises handed down by the Reserve Bank have not dampened consumer spending, latest retail sales figures reveal. Australian retail sales rose a moderate 0.3 percent in October, with consumers spending more at department stores and in cafes. Department stores reported the largest growth in the month […]
Chocolate franchiser in strife for misleading franchisees The Federal Court has delivered a not so sweet message to chocolate franchiser Personalised Chocolates 4U (PC4U) and its sole director Troy Patching, declaring the company mislead franchisees and engaged in conduct in breach of the Franchising Code of Conduct. The ruling follows legal action undertaken by the […]
There has been a dramatic increase in the number of Australians looking for work during the past six months, with one in five now ‘atively looking’ for work, a new survey has revealed.
Abbott hints at bringing back WorkChoices New Liberal leader Tony Abbott has hinted at bringing back John Howard’s controversial WorkChoices under a different name, if the Coalition is elected. “The phrase WorkChoices is dead. No one will mention it again. But we do need to have a free and flexible economy,” he said. ACTU president […]
Australian business confidence has returned to the high levels enjoyed prior to the economic downturn, according to the Sensis® Business Index released today.
New Liberal leader Tony Abbott is sure to be celebrating today after the Senate blocked the Federal Government’s controversial emissions trading scheme.
Yellowfin launches iPhone app for business execs Business intelligence firm, Yellowfin, today announced the launch of its business intelligence application specifically designed for the iPhone – Yellowfin for the iPhone. The app allows business executives access to important corporate data on the go. The app has been designed to sharpen the focus on key performance […]
More Aussie businesses plan for future It seems more and more Aussie businesses are planning for the future, if the results of a new workforce planning survey are anything to go by. The survey, Workforce Planning – Securing HR’s Role in the Business conducted by global workforce planning firm Infohrm, found that the number of […]
SMEs to drive responsible business practices The Council of Small Business Organisations of Australia (COSBOA), along with St James Ethics Centre yesterday announced the launch of Good Business Register: the national register of responsible business practice for SMEs. The Good Business Register is an online platform, which will enable small to medium enterprise (SMEs) to […]
A joint survey by Veda Advantage and Coface Australia has found that credit and trade payments can become a real problem for businesses during an economic downturn and the period of recovery.
In yet another blow for consumers and businesses around the country, Westpac has raised its home loan rates by almost double the 0.25 percent lift in the official cash rate ordered yesterday by the Reserve Bank board.
