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Australians have taken economic warnings to heart and are pulling in their purse strings, according to a survey released today by the Australian National Retailers Association (ANRA). The independent online survey of 1,000 people was conducted in the days following the Federal Budget. “With the cooling economy people are being very sensible with their money,” [...]
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An external Reference Group on Women has been established to advise the Australian Defence Force (ADF) on the recruitment and retention of servicewomen, the Minister for Defence Science and Personnel, the Hon. Warren Snowdon MP, announced today. “Members of the reference group are senior women who have a track-record of success in male-dominated professions or [...]
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Since taking the reins as in-house legal counsel for Australia’s waterless carwash success story Ecowash Mobile, 28 year old Katie Richards (pictured) has played a major role in the company’s international expansion. After completing her Bachelor of Law and Bachelor of Business at Queensland University of Technology and a post graduate diploma at Griffith University, [...]
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Sydney, Thursday 29 May 2008: Over 50 of Australia’s top chefs have united to express their opposition to serving genetically modified (GM) foods in their restaurants by endorsing a GM Free Chefs Charter, launched by Greenpeace today. The charter was unveiled at Jared Ingersoll’s Danks Street Depot, at a launch attended by chefs from some [...]
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Gland, Switzerland, 28 May 2008 (IUCN and WWF): Australian singer-songwriter Missy Higgins (pictured) has joined other performing artists around the world – including Moby, James Blunt, Estelle, and Panic at The Disco – to express her support for connect2earth.org, a new green on-line community where young people can have their say about the environment by [...]
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Australian Small Scale Offerings Board Limited (ASSOB) is pleased to announce the details of a proposed merger between the company and Appollo Assets Limited. The Australian Small Scale Offerings Board, a platform designed to assist early-stage and unlisted companies raise capital, today announced an agreement to merge with Appollo Assets Limited (NSX:AAW), a specialist investment [...]
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Beautyheaven.com.au, Australia’s leading online beauty portal, has appointed Alicia Pyke as Editor. With more than a decade’s experience as a beauty and style writer, including roles at The Courier-Mail and The Daily Telegraph, Pyke brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the beautyheaven team.
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As the debate over artist Bill Henson’s images of naked children continues, NSW police are still considering whether to lay child pornography charges against the artist and the Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery in Sydney. Although the experts agree it is unlikely the case against Henson will result in a criminal conviction, the controversy does bring to [...]
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We’ve all heard the term ‘sustainability’ in the media and with an increasing number of industries ‘going green’, it is certainly a term we will be hearing a lot more often in the future. But what does ‘sustainability’ actually mean for business and the consumer? Recently, I asked Clare Cavanagh (pictured with her son), a [...]
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Australia’s Workplace Ombudsman has released an updated catalogue of fact sheets in line with recent changes to federal workplace legislation making it easier for employers and workers to meet their workplace obligations. Workplace Ombudsman Nicholas Wilson said 16 reviewed and updated fact sheets were now available on the website at www.wo.gov.au
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