More employers planning to hire staff
A new survey has found that Australian employers are more confident about the future and as a result are planning to hire more staff.
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A new survey has found that Australian employers are more confident about the future and as a result are planning to hire more staff.
Job losses in the skilled labour market are slowing, thanks to the effect of the Federal Government’s stimulus package, a new survey shows.
Just days after Google struck a deal with Twitter to integrate tweets into its search results, the search engine giant has announced a new Google Labs experiment called Google Social Search, designed to help users find content online from a variety of different social networks.
Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has accidentally released a confidential report containing very private and potentially damaging details about Telstra, reports The Sydney Morning Herald.
A new report has found that Australian banking customers are losing up to $6.1 billion a year by not shopping around to find the best value banking options.
Business confidence hit a seven-year high in the September quarter, according to the latest NAB quarterly business survey. NAB’s September 2009 Quarterly Business Survey revealed that business confidence jumped 20 points in the September quarter to levels last seen in 2002, while business conditions climbed 14 points with better outcomes across trading and profits. “Since […]
Online retailers have been warned by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) not to mislead consumers about their warranties and returns rights.
The Federal Government’s plan to break-up Telstra has been given the green light by the Senate committee.
A new survey has revealed that Australian businesses are hurting themselves and each other and setting themselves up to be locked out of the credit market as a result of poor payment priorities.
The Opposition is demanding Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Climate Change Minister Penny Wong hold daily press conferences to explain how the emissions trading scheme (ETS) will work.
iPhone users can now get one step closer to the moon, with the launch of the new NASA app for iPhone and iPod touch.
The government has vowed to crack down on telcos following a report by the Telecommunications Industry Ombusdman which found a 54 percent rise in the number of complaints against telcos.
The Business Council of Australia (BCA) has urged the government to spend more on infrastructure.
Melbourne Cup set to trigger wave of sickies The Melbourne Cup could fuel a spike in mid-week ‘sickies’, costing the economy $30 million in lost productivity, an expert warns. Managing director of management consultancy, Direct Health Solutions Paul Dundon estimates a 20-25 percent spike in ‘sickies’ on the Wednesday following the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday […]
The ANZ bank has promised not to raise interest rates above the Reserve Bank’s official rates, reports the Herald Sun.
Google is tipped to launch new music search pages this week in an effort to rival Apple’s retail music service iTunes.
The Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman’s annual report has revealed that complaints against the telecommunications industry rose 54 percent in the 2008/09 financial year.
Mobile phone giant Nokia is suing US company Apple for infringing patents on mobile phone technology with its popular iPhone product.
ANZ Banking Group Ltd (ANZ) has embarked on a $15 million rebrand, starting with a revamp of its logo.
Symantec helps customers move to Windows 7 Followin Following the launch of Microsoft’s new operating system Windows 7 yesterday, Symantec has announced its updated anti-virus, backup and migrations products will help customers seamlessly migrate to Windows 7. According to Rowan Trollope, senior vice president of consumer products, Symantec, they have worked closely with Microsoft to […]