Tag: Australia

Australian retail sales remained relatively flat over the month of February, according to the latest Commonwealth Bank Business Sales Indicator (BSI).

University of New South Wales Associate Professor Frank Zumbo has come out swinging at proposed national consumer laws that water down existing legislation in Victoria.

Last week I had the privilege of judging a StartUp business competition at Planet2010. The LaunchPad concept was to find the very best business ideas and give 6 finalists 5 minutes to pitch their ideas to a panel of judges – Dragon’s Den style.

Google have launched an advertising platform for Google Maps allowing businesses to place ads within maps to be displayed to users as they use the service.

Experts are warning that another wave of the H1N1 Swine Flu pandemic is set to hit Australia in May and are urging people to get immunized now.

Do you know what your business’ intellectual property includes and how much it’s worth? Here’s some practical, expert advice on managing the IP in your business.

Australian business owners are amongst those least affected by stress in the wake of the GFC, trailing only Finland, Sweden and Denmark.

In a study on global mobile phone usage by Loudhouse Research it has been found that Australia is a land of ‘texters’ with 81 percent using SMS at least weekly.

Nic Suzor of the EFA has responded to Microsoft’s report into child safety online, believing the report is evidence that parents do not believe filtering is the best way to protect their children.

In new research released by Microsoft Australia, it has revealed that 65 percent of Australian parents are doing nothing to protect their children online.