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"GMO-free" moving forward in new products 5/20/2013

Interest in natural products has grown markedly in recent years.

Mother's Day spending to grow in 2013 4/29/2013

With Mother's Day just around the corner, business information analysts at IBISWorld reveal Australians are expected to spend almost $1.4 billion spoiling their mums this year – an ...

Cooking the books: business fraud getting easier 4/18/2013

Fiddling the books is now as simple as zapping records of cash till transactions away and Deakin University's fraud expert has warned business owners as well as people thinking of ...

Social media decreases loneliness for older adults 3/22/2013

Social media can be an effective tool for decreasing loneliness for older Australians according to new research conducted at the University of Sydney.

Penalty rates: a kick in the guts for service industry employers 3/15/2013

The Prime Minister's announcement to an ACTU Summit that the Gillard government will legislate to lock-in Australian penalty rates is a kick in the guts to small service industry ...

Economic recovery through government tourism investment in England 3/8/2013

Officially opening the two-day Hotel & Catering Show 2013 (H&CS) recently, Deirdre Wells OBE, Head of Tourism for the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), set the agenda ...

'Trying to reclaim' ALP's Rooty Hill roots 3/4/2013

Walk from Rooty Hill train station to the suburb's renowned RSL club and you'll pass utes parked on the front lawns of brick and tile houses, vege patches in back gardens and an ...

Family business operators 'failing to plan for future' 2/15/2013

Australian family business operators are increasing their risk of insolvency by failing to plan for the future, according to Antony de Vries, a Sydney insolvency expert.

Fizzies, fries using top sports to sell 2/15/2013

New Zealand's top televised sports are being used to flog unhealthy food and drink and sponsors are getting through to children, researchers say.

Unpaid work schemes: exploitation or experience? 2/8/2013

The Fair Work Ombudsman has announced a new focus on educating employers and employees about the legitimacy of schemes for unpaid work experience.

Internships deserve thought, but are not all bad 2/8/2013

The academic report on unpaid work and internships for the Fair Work Ombudsman deserves considered thought, but there should be no rush to judgement or knee jerk responses by the ...

Urgent action needed to curb problem gambling among young people 2/8/2013

There has been a rapid rise in problem gambling among young men driven by dramatic growth in online sports betting, adding to the urgency for the federal government to protect ...

'Digital bathroom mirror' tech closer to reality 2/3/2013

It may seem like something from science fiction, but pretty soon you'll be reading your favourite newspaper in a digital device embedded in your bathroom mirror and then polish off ...

Asia and the Pacific among most 'open' for travel Visas 2/1/2013

New UNWTO research on Visa facilitation shows that Asia and the Pacific and the Americas are the most 'open' regions in terms of tourist Visa requirements.

Are you still wasting time with year-end reviews? 1/31/2013

Nowadays managing people in an organisation is becoming harder than ever, and it is evident that without effective management of people, there is no way to achieve organisational ...

How to sustain productivity with fewer staff 1/29/2013

Unemployment rates in Australia have significantly hiked from 5.2 per cent last year to the current level of 5.4 per cent. Job advertisements have slumped to their lowest level in ...

Sustainability and the modern hospitality manager 1/25/2013

There are many things which need to be considered when deciding which products to stock in a venue.

Pollution down, waste recycling up in NSW: report 1/25/2013

The latest environment report card for NSW shows public transport use is up and air pollution is down but the state's biodiversity is falling.

Leftover app: startup idea a new angle on creativity in the kitchen 1/23/2013

UTS student Emma Earley took on one of the great dilemmas of domestic existence – what to do with leftovers – when she and other UTS Creative Intelligence interns pitched ideas to ...

The average Australian: now, and in 2025 1/21/2013