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Department store David Jones has posted a 6.3 percent rise in annual profit, with sales better than expected.

A 39-year-old property investment and development tycoon has taken out the top spot of the 2009 BRW Young Rich List.

MYOB has announced a new customer relationship management (CRM) system for small and medium businesses to help them generate leads, improve sales and work more closely with existing clients.

Yesterday’s dust storm that blanketed Sydney and parts of NSW is estimated to have cost the state tens of millions of dollars.

Speaking at the Allianz Workers’ Compensation National Seminar in Sydney today, Access Economics director Chris Richardson said that Australia has been “floating on a sea of stimulus”, and that the recovery may not be as “flash” as we initially thought.

One of the questions that we are asked often by our clients is whether we would recommend engaging a celebrity to endorse their product. Our answer is always the same – do not hire a celebrity to boost your PR campaign as journalists will not write about something just because someone famous is plugging it. […]

Super fund are continuing to gain ground, recording the sixth consecutive month of growth since February, new research has revealed.

Skilled job vacancies jumped up by 1.2 percent in September compared to the previous month, new data shows.

Electronic payment powerhouse Ezidebit is keeping the cash flowing for businesses in the tight economy, and now EziDebit CEO Charlie Holland is urging businesses to take a closer look at their own finances.

Australian small and medium businesses have moved on from the financial crisis and are now concerned about finding suitable staff, a new survey has revealed.

Thinking about ‘friending’ your boss on Facebook? Think again! A new survey to come out of the US has revealed that many employers are uncomfortable about being ‘friended’ by their staff on Facebook.

The dust storm is giving some Sydney businesses a ‘security headache’, as employees opt to work from home, according to RSA, The Security Division of EMC.

The ACCC is set to clamp down on websites targeting consumers with misleading or fraudulent claims with a coordinated international internet sweep.

Dell Australia and EXCOM Education, today announced Melbourne software development company QSR International as the national winner of the 2009 Dell Small Business Excellence Award.

Only one in five Australians would support Kevin Rudd’s threat to call an early election if the Coalition blocks The Federal Government’s controversial emissions trading scheme in the Senate, the latest Newspoll, published in The Australian on Tuesday, has found.

J.P Morgan is set to host the 10th staging of the J.P Morgan Corporate Challenge, one of the world’s largest road racing series.

I’ve had some fun customer experiences and some difficult ones, but none as complex or contentious as being the agency chosen – 5 weeks before launch date – to engage in the Jesus. All About Life campaign.

Blackberry has today launched a new Australian shopping application exclusively for Blackberry Smartphone users.

Australian bosses are stifling creativing in the workplace according to a new study. 


The Australian Institute is calling for the unemployment benefit to be lifted to help boost the economy.