Tag: Australia

The Labor Party has been dealt a major blow with Cath Bowtell announcing she will quit the ACTU after losing in her bid for the council presidency to nurses union chief, Ged Kearney.

More business travellers plan to hit the road in the year ahead, further confirming that business confidence is on the rise.

Australia’s trade deficit narrowed further in January and is expected to be in surplus by the end of 2010 as export prices for commodities continue to grow. Australia’s trade deficit for January came in at $1.176 billion, seasonally adjusted, down almost $1 billion from December’s figure, making it the narrowest trade deficit since June 2009’s […]

Despite expectations that the Global Financial Crisis would produce significant savings for travellers, results from the fourth quarter 2009 American Express Business Travel Monitor indicate a mixed picture.  The results reveal that year-on-year, published airfares increased one per cent overall in the Asia Pacific; and comparing the third to the fourth quarter of 2009, there […]

LinkedIn have opened for business in Sydney after surpassing one million members in Australia and more than 60 million members globally. LinkedIn have appointed Steve Barham from LinkedIn’s headquarters in Mount View, Calif. to take the role of director for recruitment solutions for LinkedIn Australia and New Zealand in their new Pitt St Sydney office. […]

Woolworths exceeded market expectations today with a reported 11.4 percent rise in first-half net profit for this financial year. In the half year (27 weeks) ending 3rd of January, Woolworths net profit was $1.09 billion, up 11.4 per cent compared to the same period last year. Share holders will be paid interim dividend of 53 […]

Google launched their Australian real estate search in July last year, and today they announced that in less than a year they have linked with over 1000 real estate sites across Australia and New Zealand. Fully integrated with Google Maps, the real estate search brings up rental or sales listings, and can also handle multi-layered […]

In new research out today, an extension of the Do Not Call Register to include all Australian businesses phone and fax numbers will place a significant financial strain on the majority of Australia’s small businesses. The study commissioned by business search directory, TrueLocal.com.au in partnership with the Council of Small Business of Australia revealed 78% […]

ANZ have come under fire after it was reported they were sacking 500 workers, shifting operations to India. However, ANZ have fired back claiming that they will not make any cuts to jobs in 2009 and that Australian workers are safe. In a statement on Sunday, an ANZ spokeswoman said, “Despite the economic slowdown, ANZ’s […]