Consumer confidence edged up marginally over the weekend as respondents felt optimistic about their finances despite gloom about the economy at large. The ANZ-Roy Morgan Australian Consumer Confidence index gained 0.1 per cent from the previous week, with respondents’ perception of the country’s current economic conditions – including the outlook for the next 12 months […]
ANZ’s NZ chief executive has left the bank after an internal review raised concern among board members over his personal expenses. ANZ on Monday said David Hisco had accepted that “characterisation of the expenses falls short of the standards required” and had been replaced as ANZ NZ CEO on an interim basis by Antonia Watson. […]
Thought leadership byline: Sam Fitzpatrick, Agribusiness Lead, Western Union Business Solutions Agribusiness in Australia: the lay of the land Australia’s agribusiness sector is currently estimated to be worth $256 billion,[1] with the economic impact reaching communities around the country. Currently more than two thirds of agricultural commodities produced on Australian farms are exported each year, with production […]
Ms Soutsakhorn Chanthabouly (known as Nicole Khammenathy) of Carnes Hill, NSW has been convicted and sentenced after pleading guilty to charges related to illegal phoenix activity. Ms Chanthabouly was charged with one count of breaching her director duties and another count of destroying company records, following an investigation by ASIC. She was sentenced to a […]
The Fair Work Commission has decided on a three per cent increase in the national minimum wage from July 1. Australia’s lowest paid workers will get a smaller pay rise this year of three per cent, but the industrial umpire says it will help improve their living standards. The national minimum wage will rise by […]
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This week, the business world welcomed the NSW government’s first budget, and was rocked by the news that Rick Damelian has been placed in administration with debts of $80 million. The RBA decided to hold interest rates at 4.75 percent and unemployment jumped unexpectedly. Miss anything? We’ve wrapped up the week’s news for you.
LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional network with more than 100 million members globally, has surpassed two million members in Australia.
LinkedIn set up its direct presence by establishing an office in Sydney in January 2010 and has recently opened an additional office in Melbourne. The company has also grown its local team to 20 staff working across sales, marketing and recruitment solutions.
