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| Nov 21, 2024 | Четыре человека умерли после употребления «бесплатных шотов» | Четыре человека погибли, а несколько других находятся в больнице после того, как им, предположительно, подали напитки, в которые был подмешан метанол, сообщает Скай Ньюз.
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| May 25, 2024 | OpenAI's Groundbreaking Partnership with News Corp to Revolutionize News Training | In a groundbreaking move that is set to reshape the landscape of news training and artificial intelligence, OpenAI and News Corporation have forged a strategic partnership. The collaboration, as reported by The Wall Street Journal, will see... |
| May 25, 2024 | OpenAI's Groundbreaking Collaboration with News Corp: A Paradigm Shift in AI and Journalism | In a monumental move that is poised to reshape the landscape of artificial intelligence and journalism, OpenAI has forged a strategic partnership with News Corp, a multinational conglomerate that boasts ownership of prestigious news outlets... |
| May 23, 2024 | News Corp. strikes content licensing deal with OpenAI | figcaption>span]:font-sans">
News Corp., the parent company to The Wall Street Journal, on Wednesday announced a long-anticipated, multiyear deal to license its archived and current content to ChatGPT parent OpenAI.
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| May 22, 2024 | OpenAI partners with Wall Street Journal publisher News Corp. | Join us in returning to NYC on June 5th to collaborate with executive leaders in exploring comprehensive methods for auditing AI models regarding bias, performance, and ethical compliance across diverse organizations. Find out how you can a... |
| May 2, 2024 | Shohei Ohtani: The Global Face of Oi Ocha | ITO EN, the powerhouse behind Oi Ocha, has struck a deal with baseball sensation Shohei Ohtani, making him the brand's ambassador. Ohtani's love for Oi Ocha dates back to his days in Japan, and now, as he conquers the baseball world in LA, ... |
| May 2, 2024 | BetOnline Casino: A Versatile Platform for Online Gaming Enthusiasts | BetOnline Casino, a powerhouse in the online gaming industry, has solidified its position as a go-to destination for players seeking a comprehensive and thrilling gaming experience. Established in 2001, BetOnline initially focused on sports... |
| May 2, 2024 | World-Famous Japanese Green Tea Brand Signs Up Baseball Super-Star as Ambassador | SINGAPORE, May 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- ITO EN, Ltd., producer of Oi Ocha, the world's No. 1 unsweetened green tea beverage brand, has signed a global endorsement agreement with Shohei Ohtani, star pitcher and hitter for the Los Angeles Dodg... |
| Apr 10, 2024 | Ola joins long list of departed rideshare competitors in Australia | Source: Facebook/ Ola Australia article-article-body
Rideshare platform Ola appears to have departed the Australian market, leaving American juggernaut Uber as the dominant player in the sector.
The Australian reports Ola has informed its d... |
| Oct 10, 2023 | Flesh-Eating Bacterial Skin Infections Spread Beyond Hotspots, Australian Health Officials Sound Alarm | John Lopez, Tech Times 10 October 2023, 08:10 am
(Photo: Photo by Marcelo Leal on Unsplash) Flesh-Eating Bacterial Skin Infections Spread Beyond Hotspots, Australian Health Officials Sound Alarm
Australia is grappling with a concerning surg... |
| Aug 3, 2023 | Pilots at Australia's national airline made sexist, misogynistic remarks about female colleagues and the company's CEO in an online forum, report says | A Qantas Airways insider said the airline has an ingrained 'sexist' culture. Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images
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| Apr 7, 2023 | An Australian mayor may sue OpenAI after ChatGPT allegedly made false claims that he'd been jailed for bribery | Microsoft has a stake in OpenAI. Getty Images
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| Apr 7, 2023 | An Australian mayor may sue OpenAI after ChatGPT allegedly made false claims that he'd been jailed for bribery | An Australian mayor may sue OpenAI after ChatGPT said he'd been jailed for a bribery scandal.
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| Mar 2, 2023 | All of Pedro Pascal's movies, ranked | Entertainment All of Pedro Pascal's movies, ranked
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| Nov 22, 2022 | Australian woman speaks out after a man — who she alleges broke into her home, raped her, and sent an apology text for doing 'the most heinous thing possible' — was found not guilty | Holly Harris told Insider why she’s deciding to finally speak publicly. Submitted by Holly Harris
Lyndon Montgomery was found not guilty of breaking into Holly Harris' home and raping her.
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| Sep 11, 2022 | Novak Djokovic ‘Cleared To Play’ Australian Open Despite Refusing To Get Vaccinated: Report | MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 27: Novak Djokovic of Serbia poses with the Norman Brookes Challenge ... [+] Cup following victory in his Men's Singles Final match against Rafael Nadal of Spain during day 14 of the 2019 Australian Open at Me... |
| Jul 4, 2022 | Embattled retailer Sneakerboy now under administration with creditors to meet this month | A Sneakerboy store in Sydney. Source: Sneakerboy.
Luxury footwear and fashion retailer Sneakerboy faces a new test after administrators were appointed to oversee the embattled retail chain.
On Saturday, The Australian Securities and Investm... |
| May 20, 2022 | Customers are leaving Optus, Telstra, TPG for smaller players offering better deals | Australian consumers are bailing on the top three biggest telcos in favour of the lesser-known names for a better price point for their internet, according to a new report from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).
The ... |
| Feb 10, 2022 | “Absurd proposition”: Why Josh Frydenberg’s war on proxy advisers needs to fail | Treasurer Josh Frydenberg. Source: AAP Image/Dean Lewins
After giving just 52 days’ notice, ASIC licences for Australia’s small proxy advisory firms were cancelled on Monday by Josh Frydenberg.
In a major win for Australia’s ASX-listed boar... |
| Dec 10, 2021 | Weekly Wrap #78: Global VCs pounce down under | Welcome to our Weekly Wrap, where we cut through the noise to bring you our favourite insights from the technology and startup world.
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| Dec 7, 2021 | Australia Mulls Creating Own Cryptocurrency | Contents Australia’s answer to Silicon Valley No concrete CBDC plans
Australia is mulling over developing its own cryptocurrency in order to overhaul the country’s payment system, The Herald Sun reports.
This is part of a wide-ranging refor... |
| Dec 3, 2021 | Weekly Wrap #77: Tis the season for talent wars, awards & name changes | Welcome to our Weekly Wrap, where we cut through the noise to bring you our favourite insights from the technology and startup world.
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| Nov 17, 2021 | Every Rachel McAdams movie, ranked according to critics | McAdams turns 43 on November 17. Frazer Harrison/Getty Images
Rachel McAdams turns 43 on November 17.
Insider ranked every single movie she’s appeared in using Rotten Tomatoes’ critics’ reviews.
Her best-reviewed movie, “Spotlight,” also ga... |
| Sep 7, 2021 | JobSaver: NSW hospitality industry calls for supply chain consistency | Few industries are more affected by COVID-19 than hospitality. Successive lockdowns — particularly in Victoria and New South Wales — have seen many food and beverage businesses devastatingly close for good.
The most vulnerable include CBD v... |
| Jul 19, 2021 | Norwegian women’s beach-handball team forced to pay fines after players wore shorts – instead of bikini bottoms – during a game | The Norway team lineup during the 2018 women’s Beach Handball World Championships final against Greece. Ilnar Tukhbatov/Epsilon/Getty Images
The Norwegian women’s beach-handball team is being fined for wearing shorts during a game.
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| Mar 28, 2021 | Parliament House in Australia Falls Victim to Hackers, Cyber Security Chiefs Cut IT Access to Protect Against Cyber Attack | Sieeka Khan, Tech Times 28 March 2021, 09:03 am
(Photo : Pexels/Pixabay) Australia Parliament House cyber security
Andrew Hastie, Australia's Assistant Minister for Defense, stated that the Morrison Government was forced to cut access to IT... |
| Feb 19, 2021 | 14 of Serena Williams’ most memorable tennis outfits of all time | One of Serena Williams’ most iconic looks involved a tutu. Julian Finney/Getty Images
Tennis legend Serena Williams is known for wearing iconic outfits on the court.
Some of Williams’ outfits, like her black catsuit, spurred some controvers... |
| Feb 17, 2021 | Why Facebook Actually Wins By Blocking An Entire Continent | Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before the House Financial Services Committee in the Rayburn ... [+] House Office Building on Capitol Hill October 23, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)Getty Images |
| Jan 6, 2021 | Every Bradley Cooper movie, ranked according to critics | Bradley Cooper. Getty/Larry French
Bradley Cooper turns 46 on January 5.
We ranked every film in his career according to critics’ reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, from his debut in 2001’s “Wet Hot American Summer” to his directorial debut, “A St... |
| Nov 18, 2020 | Every Rachel McAdams movie, ranked according to critics | Rachel McAdams turns 42 this year. Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic/Getty Images
Rachel McAdams turns 42 on November 17.
In honour of her birthday, Insider ranked every single movie she’s appeared in, according to Rotten Tomatoes.
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| Sep 18, 2020 | Weekly Wrap #20: Cloud Club, Chips and Chainsmokers | Welcome to our Weekly Wrap, where we cut through the noise to bring you our favourite insights from the technology and startup world.
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| Aug 3, 2020 | Here’s what you need to know about Melbourne’s ‘stage 4’ restrictions | Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has announced that metropolitan Melbourne will move to “stage 4” restrictions from 6pm Sunday, as new cases of COVID-19 continue to rise. The state recorded another 671 cases and 7 deaths on Sunday.
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| Apr 1, 2020 | What Morrison’s stimulus packages mean for startups, and survival tips for those who can’t apply | Standard Ledger founder and managing director Remco Marcelis. Source: supplied.
With so many coronavirus announcements for SMEs, you could be left wondering where your startup sits. What support can you get and what can you do to survive th... |
| Jan 28, 2020 | Nando’s Launches Plant-Based Chicken to Australian Menus | Nando’s, one of Australia’s largest fast food chains, has announced it will launch its new plant-based chicken product on its menu across all restaurants in Queensland by February 4th and will further add the new product in its restaurants ... |
| Jan 14, 2020 | Where To Go If It’s Too Smoky To Be Outside In Melbourne | Sadly, this smoky view of the skyline is becoming the new normal. Getty Images |
| Oct 24, 2019 | A Steller collapse: Why the $3 billion property developer was a ticking time-bomb | Steller's Simon Pitard and Nicholas Smedley. Source: Steller.
When a $3 billion business suddenly collapses, with losses potentially exceeding $300 million, you’d expect it to be front-page news — especially when the people involved are the... |
| Jul 11, 2019 | 5 things you need to know in SA business today and 13 of Serena Williams' most memorable tennis outfits of all time | 1. The rand rallied a massive 1.4% overnight – it's now at R13,97/$, after the US central bank chief Jerome Powell signalled that US rates will be cut this month. Lower interest rates will make the dollar less attractive for investors, and ... |
| Jan 2, 2019 | Vic Govt employee directory accessed by unauthorised party | A partial copy of the Victorian Government employee directory has been downloaded by an unauthorised third party, affecting about 30,000 public service staff.
The data breach, which was first reported by the Herald Sun, impacted information... |
| Sep 27, 2018 | Aussie teen avoids jail over Apple hack | The Melbourne teenager who pleaded guilty to hacking Apple’s main computer network has avoided jail time over the offence.
The teen – who cannot be identified for legal reasons – was sentenced to eight months probation at the Children’s Cou... |
| Dec 19, 2017 | Three charts on 2017: Economics, Amazon and Bitcoin | The Conversation, CC BY-NC
By Jenni Henderson, The Conversation; Josh Nicholas, The Conversation, and Wes Mountain, The Conversation
Here in the business and economy team at The Conversation, we love charts. This year we’ve made plenty of g... |
| Dec 12, 2017 | ATO warns small businesses it will come knocking in 2018, after netting $1.8 million from random Melbourne audits | The Australian Taxation Office is maintaining its scrutiny of businesses that deal in large amounts of cash, with reports it has recouped millions from smaller operators after a series of random audits across Melbourne.
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| Nov 18, 2017 | How Smart Technology Is Bringing Bathrooms Into the Future | In the last few years, smart technology has found a place in virtually every room of the home, right down to the locks on your doors. It may have taken a while, but it would seem bathrooms are the final piece of the smart home puzzle. Profe... |
| Oct 31, 2017 | Richmond Gets a Safe Injecting Centre as Heroin Deaths Hit a 20-Year Peak | Skyrocketing heroin overdoses in Richmond and mounting public pressure has pushed Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews to flip on an election promise and green light the trial of a medically supervised injecting room in the area.
In 2016, Richm... |
| Aug 2, 2017 | We’re one step closer to freezing our bodies and waking up in the future | Originally Published by:
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Want to live forever? Or simply travel to a far future time? The chances of ... |
| Jul 3, 2017 | What SMEs need to know about the Turnbull government’s plan to get young people into retail jobs | The Turnbull government is championing a partnership with the nation’s peak retail body to secure internships for young people through its PaTH program, but small businesses are being warned to remain vigilant about ensuring any work experi... |
| May 23, 2017 | Secretive history: Why the alleged $165 million tax fraud means the ATO will never be the same again | Source: AFP
The Australian Tax Office’s long history of secrecy, privacy and insularity makes this week’s allegations of impropriety by one of its most powerful deeply cathartic.
Federal police allegations that deputy tax commissioner Mike ... |
| Feb 24, 2017 | Ariel Hersh, co-founder of Fruit2Work | website facebook
Ariel is passionate about seeing businesses solve today’s social issues. He recently co-founded Fruit2work, a social enterprise that creates second chance jobs by selling fruit boxes to corporate offices in Melbourne. In hi... |
| Feb 13, 2017 | Facebook and Foxtel Team Up to Crack Down on Live Streaming Piracy | A week ago hundreds of thousands of people watched unauthorized Facebook live streams of a highly anticipated rematch between two Aussie boxers.
Pay TV channel Foxtel, which secured the broadcasting rights for the event, was outraged by the... |
| Oct 31, 2016 | Telstra eyes entry into drone market | Telstra is planning to expand its use of drones both internally and as part of “viable products and services” for external sale.
The telco last week unveiled plans to bring a drone technology expert into its chief technology office, with re... |
| Sep 19, 2016 | Government chases big productivity goals, but SMEs want the little things | The federal government is turning its attention a “productivity” agenda, but one of Australia’s most prominent retail figures says there’s a lot of work to do to secure the nation’s economic future.
Premier Investments founder Solomon Lew t... |
| Aug 30, 2016 | The rise of the Fitbit kids: a good move or a step too far? | |
| Jul 18, 2016 | Tyre king Bob Jane declares bankruptcy, says he has just $15 in the bank | Source: AAP Image/Dan Peled
Renowned tyre and automotive entrepreneur Bob Jane has declared bankruptcy following a long-running legal dispute with friend and Rich Lister Harold Mitchell.
Mitchell, who is a media buyer and philanthropist, pu... |
| Apr 18, 2016 | A Day With the Squatters Protesting Melbourne's Housing Crisis | It began with an unoccupied brick house in Melbourne's inner north. In mid-March four homeless women found number 18 Bendigo Street, Collingwood after the land was acquired by the government to build the East West Link freeway, only for the... |
| Mar 10, 2016 | Homewares retailer Earthborn collapses into liquidation | A homewares business that had been operating for just over 20 years has collapsed into liquidation.
Earthborn Pty Ltd appointed external managers late last month, with David Stimpson and Terrence Rose from SV Partners appointed joint liquid... |
| Feb 24, 2016 | Exa Web Solutions collapses into liquidation after operating for 15 years | One of Australia’s largest digital services companies has collapsed into liquidation after operating for 15 years.
Melbourne technology firm Exa Web Solutions, which specialises in website development and digital marketing, called in liquid... |
| Nov 27, 2015 | Melbourne small businesses are closing down thanks to “dumb” council parking restrictions | Small businesses in Melbourne’s inner west are being forced to close their doors after the local council introduced paid parking meters, with one business owner saying there was zero consultation with the small business community.
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| Oct 23, 2015 | Liberal Senator Eric Abetz Called Justice Clarence Thomas a 'Negro' | The gaffe-prone senator with some boats. Image via Wikimedia
Eric Abetz may have lost his job when Tony Abbott lost his, but that doesn't mean he's gone anywhere. The former Minister for Employment and Leader of the Senate is now back in th... |
| Oct 23, 2015 | Independent panel finds 50 7-Eleven employees owed more than $1 million; SMEs to be hit as commercial fishing banned in Melbourne’s Port Phillip Bay: Midday Roundup | The independent panel set up to investigate claims of widespread underpayments by 7-Eleven stores has so far found 50 workers are collectively owed more than $1 million.
The panel was brought together in September following claims of widesp... |
| Aug 12, 2015 | 62-year-old family manufacturing business calls in administrators | A family-owned manufacturing business that has been operating for more than 60 years has collapsed into voluntary administration.
Tieman Industries was established by Neil Tieman from his family home in Victoria in 1953, building its first ... |
| Aug 11, 2015 | Meet the Couple Living Next to Australia's Most Notorious Murder Scene | Every day Kryss Black and Rob Vanderveen watch someone new turn up out the front of their house. It's a constant stream of the morbidly curious. Some come to stare and imagine. Others picnic in front of the doors. Some leave cards for paran... |
| Aug 6, 2015 | Turnbull’s plan to speed up the delivery of Australia’s broadband network | The number of people involved in Australia’s national broadband network (nbn) is set to double to about 9,000 after Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull this week announced plans to recruit and train an extra 4,500 workers.
This will ma... |
| Jul 21, 2015 | The Far-Right Australians Fighting Muslims, the Left, and Each Other | Over the weekend Reclaim Australia held a bunch of rallies around the nation to "reclaim" the country from the "Muslim Oppressors" who secretly run the place. Or something.
Not to be outdone, counter-demonstrators turned... |
| Jun 22, 2015 | YouTube could change the way we broadcast sport in Australia | Australian rugby league games could be heading online following reports the National Rugby League (NRL) has been in discussions with Google as part of the sporting organisation’s latest media rights. The discussions are said to be associate... |
| May 6, 2015 | Victoria dumps RandL project, writes off $97m | The Victorian government has cancelled VicRoads’ long-suffering registration and licensing (RandL) project and written off nearly $100 million spent on the implementation.
Budget papers handed down yesterday reveal that RandL has been place... |
| Mar 23, 2015 | Dilapidated Melbourne home sells for $4.5 million during strong auction weekend | A dilapidated home with soiled carpets and hazard tape hanging across its doorways on Melbourne’s foreshore has sold for $4.51 million, during another strong auction weekend in the city.
The Herald Sun reports the Saturday auction of 208 Be... |
| Mar 2, 2015 | Will interest rates fall again today? | Today the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will host its March board meeting, with the outcome seemingly hanging in the balance.
At the close on Friday, futures markets priced a cut as more likely than not at a 62% likelihood, with another c... |
| Mar 2, 2015 | Merivale group founder John Hemmes dies; ParcelPoint raises $7 million in capital: Midday Roundup | John Hemmes, founder of the iconic Merivale hospitality group, has lost his battle with cancer, passing away at the age of 83 in Sydney.
Hemmes is the patriarch of the Merivale portfolio, which lists more than 50 Sydney restaurants, bars an... |
| Feb 27, 2015 | The 40 smartest people of all time | Science The 40 smartest people of all time
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| Feb 24, 2015 | Printable Fever Alarm Armband Alerts You When Your Temperature Increases | Menchie Mendoza, Tech Times 24 February 2015, 04:02 am
A team of researchers at the University of Tokyo developed an armband which when triggered, gives out an alarm. A trigger is made when the wearer has developed fever.
The alarm acts lik... |
| Jan 22, 2015 | GLAD Australia bows to pressure to change back ClingWrap cutter; Frank Costa eyes off ASX float: Midday Roundup | GLAD Australia has retreated from its decision to change the position of the cutter bar on its ClingWrap Box, after unhappy customers flocked to talkback radio and social media to vent their frustration over the change.
GLAD Australia marke... |
| Dec 16, 2014 | The 15 biggest collapses of 2014 | By Karen Coombs and Cara Waters
There have been some high profile collapses over the past year and continuing tough economic conditions show the rocky times are not over yet.
Voluntary administration rates for listed companies are set to so... |
| Nov 25, 2014 | Aristocrat Leisure posts $16 million full-year loss; Napthine pledges $15m for Victorian home businesses: Midday Roundup | Poker machine maker Aristocrat Leisure has posted a $16 million full-year loss due to a writedown in the value of its Japanese business.
In an announcement to the Australian Securities Exchange, the gaming company said it made a net loss of... |
| Nov 10, 2014 | Why tech schools won’t seem to go away | When Prime Minister Abbott went to the United States in June this year, he visited a P-Tech High school in Brooklyn. He said such schools were a “valuable education model for us to consider in Australia”.
In the upcoming Victorian election,... |
| Oct 27, 2014 | Australia’s wealthiest family heads to court; Concern over China Free Trade Agreement; Shares higher: Midday Roundup | Australia’s wealthiest family is embroiled in a legal dispute over their naming rights for the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre.
The Smorgons, worth an estimated $2.7 billion, are worried the hospital might leave the family name off its planne... |
| Sep 24, 2014 | Australia’s Anti-Terrorist Laws: The Balance between Liberty, Security, and Fear | Image by Flickr user Neerav Bhatt
In the shadow of our most recent military venture into Iraq, Australia is currently debating a raft of new anti-terror laws. The first tranche is being debated in Parliament today and the second tranche, th... |
| Sep 22, 2014 | Facebook launches anti-cyberbullying initiative Down Under | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Facebook is getting tough with cyberbullies, who ... |
| Sep 1, 2014 | Businesses and consumers lose thousands in travel agency collapse | More than 100 consumers and businesses have been left out of pocket after an Australian travel agency collapsed in August.
Australian Specialty Tours collapsed on August 15, with Philip Newman and David Quin of PCI Partners appointed liquid... |
| May 7, 2014 | DJ hits sales high, Melbourne biotech takeover: Midday Roundup | David Jones is reporting its best performance in almost four years after sales rose by 4.1% to $407.2 million in the three months ending April.
The results were lifted by online sales, which rose by 190%, accounting for more than 2.2% of to... |
| Mar 25, 2014 | Craig Thomson jailed for three months; ARA to contest FWC decision on wages: Midday Roundup | Former Labor MP Craig Thomson has been sentenced to three months in prison, after being found guilty of using Health Services Union funds to pay for prostitutes and other personal expenses.
Thomson received a 12-month jail sentence, with ni... |
| Jan 7, 2014 | American box-retail giant Costco to open fourth Melbourne store | Costco is continuing its expansion in Australia by lodging plans to open a fourth Melbourne store, with a proposed development at Moorabbin Airport in Melbourne’s southern suburbs.
The airport is on Commonwealth land, making the development... |
| Oct 23, 2013 | Australian executive faces deportation following argument on a train | One night in late August, Andrew Peyton was coming home from work. It was just like any other night, until things took a dramatic turn.
No one, even Peyton himself, foresaw the moment when his life would suddenly change course, derailed by ... |
| Oct 15, 2013 | Australian schools piloting mobile payment lunch plan | Eight schools in the Australian suburb of Bacchus Marsh are part of what's being called the world's first pilot program to pay for school lunches with mobile phones. The Herald-Sun reports that the QkR system lets parents pay for their chil... |
| Oct 14, 2013 | Costco’s CFO says Australians are his company’s biggest fans: “Our highest per-share volumes ever in a country” | As Costco unveiled its fourth-quarter results (the company made $US2.04 billion in the 12 months to September 1, up 19% on last year but down slightly on analysts’ expectations), the company’s chief financial officer had something to say ab... |
| Aug 14, 2013 | Tom Waterhouse plays the odds with $100 million sale | Tom Waterhouse apparently netted more than $100 million from his eponymous gambling firm?–?but only a small sliver of that price will make it into the ubiquitous bookie’s bank account.
Waterhouse conducted a lengthy sale process, with some ... |
| Aug 7, 2013 | Bikie gang blocks insurance for business estate – why SMEs must disclose risk | A group of 81 Melbourne business owners are bracing for their insurance to be ceased after a neighbouring bikie gang sparked a fire bomb attack, News Ltd reported.
Companies and factories in a business estate in the Melbourne suburb of Dand... |
| Jun 5, 2013 | Chasing tax across countries: A test case | There has been a lot in the news lately about the low tax paid by some multinational corporations, including Starbucks and Google. These multinationals say that they are complying with the tax laws of all countries.
A recent Australian High... |
| May 6, 2013 | Rich Tales: Rich Listers and the life equestrian | Big money and even bigger names are on display in the papers this week, as John Singleton keeps on slogging it out with legendary horse trainer Gai Waterhouse.
Rich lister Singleton accuses Waterhouse of giving information about one of his ... |
| Apr 24, 2013 | What are the odds on Tom Waterhouse going the distance? | While the controversial ubiquity of online bookmaker Tom Waterhouse has received a great deal of media coverage, far less attention has been focused on the young scion’s business model. Will he last the distance?
The 30-year-old is the son ... |
| Dec 11, 2012 | Are Aussie retailers too late to the online shopping party? | You’ve got to hand it to the Yanks, they don’t do things by halves. They even found a way to bring Black Friday – a day of shoving, shopping and (occasionally) stabbing – to the internet. It’s called Cyber Monday, and it’s the one day a yea... |
| Dec 4, 2012 | Tecnologia 3D do filme O Hobbit pode causar mais dor de cabeça que o normal | Existe um grupo pequeno de pessoas que, ao assistirem filmes em 3D no cinema, acabam tendo dores de cabeça e náuseas devido à rápida transição de quadros que acontece na tela. Com a estreia do filme O Hobbit: Uma Jornada Inesperada na seman... |
| Oct 3, 2012 | What is the cost of computer system downtime for CityLink or you? | Under-resourced IT systems are not a new problem for many businesses yet many of us fail to see the point of the investment. Clearly the cost of your downtime depends on who you are and who it impacts.
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| Aug 21, 2012 | Australian Media Exec Uses Dickens & Shakespeare — Who Both Thrived Without Copyright — To Explain Why We Need More Copyright | It’s really amazing the lengths to which some copyright maximalists will go to push their agenda. Take, for example, the CEO of News Ltd., (the Australian wing of Murdoch’s News Corp.), Kim Williams. In a keynote speech to the Australian In... |
| Aug 21, 2012 | Illegal Downloading Is Scumbag Theft By Copyright Bandits Says Media Giant CEO | The failure of the Australian AFACT vs iiNet trial to force Internet service providers to take responsibility for online piracy has not dampened the anti-piracy rhetoric down-under. Indeed, if a keynote speech from the CEO of one of Austral... |
| Jul 2, 2012 | One day later: the leap second v. the Internet scorecard | reader comments 77 with 51 posters participating
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| Mar 22, 2012 | Apple Teases us with a Peek at an Advanced TV Remote
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| Jan 20, 2012 | Fundador do Megaupload tem prisão preventiva decretada na Nova Zelândia | Kim Dotcom
Este homem que você vê na foto se chama Kim Schmitz, mais conhecido como Kim Dotcom. Ele aparece se apresentando à polícia da Nova Zelândia por um motivo aparentemente banal: troca ilegal de arquivos na internet. Não fosse por um... |
| Jan 16, 2012 | One More Smartphone Woe: Social Networking Stress [STUDY] | Go ahead and check those work emails on your smartphone: a new study says it’s time spent checking Facebook and other “personal” social networks that is stressing you out.
It gets worse: the more times you check your smartphone, the higher ... |
| Dec 1, 2011 | Tobacco Companies Think Their Trademarks Are More Important Than Your Health | Back in January of this year, Techdirt reported on tobacco companies suing a local Australian importer of their products for covering up part of their logos with a mandatory health warning. At the time, a spokeswoman for the company involve... |
| Oct 24, 2011 | State Government In Australia Seeks To Issue $12k Fines If You Insult Its Gaming Minister Michael O'Brien | Pickle Monger alerts us to an effort in Victoria, Australia, by the current government to pass a law that could lead to fines up to $11,945 if you dare to insult gaming minister Michael O’Brien. The law claims that it is “reasonably necessa... |
