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In a sure sign the economy is improving, the unemployment rate held steady in July.

The Australian Tax Office is taking a hard line approach to tax claims this year, cracking down on those who make frivolous work expense claims.

The latest NAB SME Survey Victoria has found that Victorian business conditions have fallen, but confidence is rising.

Media and marketing website Mumbrella is holding its first ever Question Time and you’re invited.

KPMG’s Fraud Barometer has revealed that commercial businesses are the most common victims of fraud, with the value of major fraud cases in Australia exceeding $100 million during the first six months of 2009.

New car sales nose dived in July, with demand slowing following the end of financial year sales and government tax breaks on new cars for small business.

Telecommunications giant Optus has announced plans to move into the advertising business, in a bid to attract more marketers to its mobile platforms, according to reports in The Australian.

Successful business women are being invited to attend the Australian Women’s Mentoring Network (AWMN) “Mentoring for Success” workshop to help them balance career and life issues.

A Sydney mother of four has launched a dedicated online job board designed to bring together green job seekers with environmentally conscious companies.

Australian businesses are spending more on storage but are struggling to cope with exploding data volumes, according to research released by Symantec.

Research by RateCity, Australia’s leading financial comparison website has found sticking to a variable rate over the next five years could save mortgagees thousands of dollars.

House prices in capital cities across the country jumped up in the three months to June, according to the latest ABS figures.

Business conditions are improving according to the latest Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) survey.

A Gov 2.0 conference will be held in Canberra on October 19 and will focus on the government’s use of social media and web 2.0 applications which encourage engagement and interaction with citizens.

Nouriel Roubini, an American economist who predicted the global financial crisis in 2006, believes Australia has better prospects to recover from the downturn than other advanced economies including the United States and Europe.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has released a new checklist to help new or existing franchises make an informed decision before signing on the dotted line.

Revolution IT was named as the 2009 VIC Telstra Business Awards Winner on Friday 31 July (Panasonic Australia Medium Business Award).

Following the monthly meeting of the Reserve Bank, RBA governor Glenn Stevens announced that they would keep the cash rate at the current three percent.

Retail sales suffered an unexpected fall in June after three consecutive months of gains.

The Council of Small Business of Australia (COSBOA) today congratulated Westpac bank for its decision to cut rates across credit cards, personal accounts and business accounts.