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National Australia Bank (NAB) chief Cameron Clyne says the bank will offer competitive interest rates, but cannot guarantee rates won’t be lifted above the RBA.

Google has revealed in its official blog that it is today launching the much talked about Promoted Videos model in Australia, as a way for advertisers to get closer to their audience by placing their video on related pages on YouTube and across the web.

The price of living has gone up, sparking talk of another official interest rate rise by the RB

Australia is well beyond the worst of the financial crisis and is on the road to recovery says RBA assistant governor, Malcolm Edey.

Aussie teens keen to save money and pay down debt: survey New research has found Aussie teens (aged between 12-18) are more financially responsible than their Gen Y counterparts (aged 19-30) when it comes to saving and paying down debt. The joint research released today by Veda Advantage and Habbo, found that Generation Z (aged […]

As Halloween approaches, Symantec’s latest MessageLabs Intelligence Report Analysis has revealed an increase in seasonally-themed spam.

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 […]