Tag: Australia

After delaying his Australian visit until June, many were disappointed, however the US President Barrack Obama will be interviewed on ABC’s The 7:30 report tonight.

Australians hoping to buy an iPad are going to have to wait longer than expected, with the Australian launch if Apple’s iPad pushed back to the end of May.

Personal information and privacy is a concern for many people. In this modern day and age information is a valuable commodity and a company’s clientele database is arguably one of the most important assets to the company.

It’s said that “first impressions” count the most ― but I’m not so sure that rule always applies in business. In my view, the last experience someone has with your product or service carries more weight. Here’s an example of what I mean…

Malaysian Airlines is in court after the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission instituted proceedings over price fixing in the Federal against Malaysian Airline System Berhad and its wholly-owned cargo subsidiary Malaysia Airlines Cargo Sdn Bhd.

Penfolds Wines have unveiled The Rewards of Patience wine reference bible, launching an iPhone App, as well as Mac and Windows apps and widgets.

Employee theft is a big issue for small business owners, with 49.4 percent of small business owners saying that employees had stolen from them in the past.

Napoleon Perdis Cosmetics has announced today the company is growing their cosmetic empire in Australia by adopting a franchise business model. The company aims to add an additional 60 concept stores over the next 3 years to its existing 57 successful stores.

Australians prefer using other methods of payment over credit cards, with RBA statistics showing only 41.88% of card transactions involve credit cards, compared to 50.34% five years ago.

The Federal Government will spend $27 million to attract the “best and brightest” to complete 100 ‘Super Science Fellowships’ to prevent Australia’s brain drain.