Tag: Australia

Clive Peeters has been found to be unprofitable in one third of its stores, with six Clive Peeters stores closing their doors today at the request of receivers PPB.

Gallo Winery is an American Company who owns the registered trade mark for a brand of wines called “BAREFOOT”. In 2008 Lion Nathan begun selling a light beer called “BAREFOOT RADLER”which Gallo Winery alleged infringed on its trademark..

One third of NSW small businesses are unaware of the Fair Work Act that was introduced last year, even as the final effects of modern awards apply from the 1st of July.

Australia’s unemployment rate has edged further lower, falling to 5.2 percent in May in figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics today.

Westpac–Melbourne Institute’s Consumer Sentiment Index slumped a further 5.7 percent in June after falling 7 percent in May, with interest rate pressure starting to mount on consumer’s confidence.

The Federal Government & the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) continued to alienate themselves from the business sector last week with the Tax Office releasing its final ruling on discretionary trusts distributing surplus income to corporate beneficiaries.

Aussie Home Loans has been rejected by ANZ Bank in its quest for the $2 billion needed to revitalise Aussie’s home loans business BusinessDaily reports.

Businesses need to be cautious around job numbers released today by ANZ Bank which suggest growth of 4.3 percent in job advertisements for May.

Growth in the construction industry continues to slow concludes the Australian Industry Group/Housing Industry Association Performance of Construction Index for May.

Job Ads in newspapers have plummeted 6.5 percent in May, despite continued growth in online ads according to the latest ANZ Job Advertisement series results.