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Credit card fees reduction will save consumers – but cause problems for retailers
RESERVE Bank moves to officially limit the amounts retailers can charge customers for processing credit cards pose a problem until banks – the owners of the credit card brands – reduce their own impost on retailers.

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Federal Budget does not grow in agribusiness estimations - farmers federation
LAST week's Federal Budget spared the agricultural sector from significant budget cuts that would have jeopardised the sector's productivity and profi...
Economist calls Federal Budget 'Swan song' on false revenue shortfalls
FEDERAL Treasurer Wayne Swan's delivery of his latest Budget has been labelled as his ‘swan song' by Michael Knox, chief economist and director ...
Business survival belongs to those who remain 'relevant' - McQueen
NETSCAPE, HMV, Kodak, Borders and SAAB have something in common, apart from their demises. They all lost their vital battles for relevance, accordin...
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Business Travel & Events
Queensland revels in last-minute Easter road holiday bookings
AN UNUSUAL ‘last minute rush' is being experienced by Queensland caravan and tourist parks for Easter. ...
Companies On The Move
Touchdown in Port Melbourne: Boeing lands its largest R&D lab outside the US
BOEING Research and Technology Australia (BR&T-Australia) has opened its new research and development facility a...
Queensland Leaders
Economist calls Federal Budget 'Swan song' on false revenue shortfalls
FEDERAL Treasurer Wayne Swan's delivery of his latest Budget has been labelled as his ‘swan song' by Michae...
Editorial
Why business does not believe unemployment statistics
EDITORIAL - The disjoint between what Australian business people witness daily in operating environments and what...
Overview
Adapt to Mega Trends and prepare for Mega Shocks, says CSIRO
GOOD GOVERNANCE - that most elusive of corporate and public sector behaviours - is more likely to be the key to...
In Brief
Australian water specialists arrange trade mission to tap into China's $272b market
AUSTRALIAN businesses involved in the water industry will learn first-hand about significant opportunities ari...
Advertising, Media & Marketing
Will Graph Search help Facebook work commercially?
Facebook's unveiling of Graph Search this week may interest -- and even delight -- the social network's users, bu...
Training, Careers & Recruitment
Forget security - employees now focused on higher pay, recovering forsaken benefits
AUSTRALIANS are this year more focused on receiving higher pay and benefits from their employers. It is a signifi...
Legal
WH&S shake-up: How could the Harlem Shake affect your workplace unexpectedly?
THE DISMISSAL of 15 employees by a Western Australian mining company, for engaging in the YouTube craze, the Harl...
Community Business
StartSomeGood and ING Direct launch ‘crowdfunding' initiative for social entrepreneurs
DREAMSTARTER is the brand name of a new online ‘crowd-source funding' platform to assist Australian entre...
News Feature
Federal Budget does not grow in agribusiness estimations - farmers federation
LAST week's Federal Budget spared the agricultural sector from significant budget cuts that would have jeopardise...
People On The Move
Sue Morphet now chairs Manufacturing Australia
MANUFACTURING Australia, a business coalition of Australia's largest manufacturers, has appointed Sue Morphet, fo...
Import Export
Australia exported a record $30.5 billion in food last year
AUSTRALIA's food exports totalled more than $30.5 billion last financial year – the highest value in a de...
Japan
Promoting your business in Japan: expert insights from QJCCI
Building a profile for your business in a competitive media landscape can be a challenging prospect. It doesn't g...
Management
Business survival belongs to those who remain 'relevant' - McQueen
NETSCAPE, HMV, Kodak, Borders and SAAB have something in common, apart from their demises. They all lost their ...
Australian Technology Showcase
CatchLog: Unique Queensland company hooks global fishing industry
Cairns company CatchLog Trading is set to transform the commercial fishing industry with its range of software so...
Innovation
Why manufacturing is vital for Australia’s future prosperity
IF AUSTRALIA wants to maintain its lifestyle advantages and improve communities, it must develop a much stronger ...
Better Business Technology
Could SMEs ditch accountants in favour of ‘cloud’ services?
ACCOUNTING professionals in Australia are facing up to the uncomfortable realisation that small and medium enterp...
Development
Cairns builds case for aquarium as a vital regional and international tourism drawcard
THE design phase of The Cairns Aquarium - a much mooted infrastructure piece regarded by the regional tourism i...
Finance & Investment
Credit card fees reduction will save consumers – but cause problems for retailers
RESERVE Bank moves to officially limit the amounts retailers can charge customers for processing credit cards p...
Sports Business
Qld Govt volleys Brisbane International for four more years
The just completed Brisbane International tennis tournament has won the backing of the Queensland Government, t...
Luxury Motoring
Holden sells Chevys to the US: with the most technologically-advanced Australian car ever created
HOLDEN's design expertise and engineering innovation has driven to new heights with the imminent VF Commodore s...
News
Australia’s carbon emissions to slow in 2013?
Australia's greenhouse gas emissions are expected to slow during 2013, with emissions to grow by just 0.4 percent...
Bottom Line
Sus about stainability
THE QUESTION keeps coming up at primary schools all over the country: "What's stainability really all about?"