Tag: australia
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ALC to take RSRT fight to parliament
Following yesterday’s Federal Court decision to discontinue the temporary stay order on the Road Safety Remuneration Order, the Australian Logistics Council will now urgently write to MPs and Senators before Parliament resumes on 18 April 2016 calling for the Road Safety Remuneration Act to be repealed. “ALC will write to all Members and Senators, including…
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Asian tourists are spending the most
Research undertaken by the University of Technology (UTS) Business School revealed that Asian tourists visiting Sydney spend as much as 6.5 times more than other tourists. It was found that there is a huge spending capacity of Asian tourists who are in Australia as part of incentive schemes. A 2015 visitor survey from Tourism Australia…
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Australia, this is your internet activity for the end of 2015
The Australian Bureau of Statistics has released their biannual report on internet activity in Australia for 2015 and here’s everything interesting you probably want to know. There were approximately 12.9 million internet subscribers in Australia at the end of December 2015 Almost all (99.3%) of internet connections were broadband There…
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Telstra pulls out of Philippines joint venture
Telstra have announced that although they had major plans with beer and food giant, San Miguel to build a new mobile network in the Philippines, this will no longer go ahead. Negotiations began August last year, where Telstra planned to take on local telcos by investing billions of dollars into the venture. Telstra chief executive,…
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Twitter launches ‘Moments’ in Australia
In a bid to attract its non-active users, Twitter has introduced its Moments feature in Australia. Aussies will be the first Twitter users in the Asia Pacific region to have Moments bring them the very best of Twitter across a range of topics. It aims to deliver the best stories from all over the world…
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Australian media ownership laws to change
A long-awaited legislation to abolish current media ownership laws has finally been approved by the Coalition. Communications Minister Mitch Fifield proposed amendments to the Broadcast Services act. The changes will eliminate the ‘reach rule’, which prevents a television broadcaster to reach more than 75 per cent of the population. It also stops mergers between regional…
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GoCar first company to rival Uber in Australia
GoCatch will be the first company to rival Uber in Australia with the launch of GoCar which is the “country’s first locally-owned ride-sharing service”. On their website they describe GoCar as an, “Australian alternative that allows everyday Sydney-siders use their own vehicle to earn extra cash, and give passengers another way of getting from A to…
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Importing cars from overseas in 2018
The Australian car industry is set to flip upside down in 2018 after an announcement from Minister of Major Projects, Paul Fletcher. Not only will local car manufacturing be put to an end but also consumers will now be able to import a car or motorbike from overseas. Some conditions apply as the vehicle must…
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5 Things Your Business Should Consider in 2016
Plan ahead for the rest of the year and don’t let your business miss out on trends that could have potentially benefited you. Here are 5 things your business really should consider in 2016: 1. China is slowing A few years ago GDP growth was at 14% but has since halved to come in under…
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Australia’s Manufacturing Sector Longest Expansion Run Since 2010
Over January, Australia’s manufacturing sector continued to grow for it’s seventh consecutive month marking the longest run of expansion since 2010. The Australian Industry Group’s Performance of Manufacturing Index declined by 0.4 points to 51.5. However as it remains over the key 50-point level it still indicates that activity levels are expanding. There was a…