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Joe Hockey says SMEs will be the budget winners; Inspector-General of Tax to handle complaints about the ATO: Midday Roundup
Innovative SMEs will be among the big winners in next month’s federal budget, according to Treasurer Joe Hockey. After returning from a gl…
Peak education body calls for training ombudsman; Job ads up in November: Midday Roundup
The tertiary education sector is in need of an independent national training ombudsman, according to the Australian Council for Private Educ…
Target pulls R-rated video game; Online spending grows as Aussies order locally: Midday Roundup
Target Australia has pulled R-rated video game Grand Theft Auto V after customers complained the games depicted sexual violence against wo…
Vocation shares enter trading halt; Mortgage broker under fire for using ASIC trademark: Midday Roundup
Shares in Vocation have been placed in a trading halt, amidst a review of the troubled higher education provider’s finances. Vocation reque…
Former Genetic Technologies chief jailed for market manipulation; Merry Christmas ahead for property buyers at auctions: Midday Roundup
Former Genetic Technologies (GTG) chief executive Dr Mervyn Jacobson was today handed a jail sentence of two years and eight months, after b…
Standing up to the problem of sitting down: The standing desk revolution
Once you tally up the hours spent sitting in the office, commuting to and from work, and sitting down to watch TV after a long day, you’ll…
Nine TED talks every entrepreneur should watch
It’s a list that includes an Australian author, a former United States federal prisoner, a CEO of a multinational consumer goods company, …
What’s behind the boom in gym franchises?
It’s a billion-dollar industry growing more and more every year and expanding far beyond the shores of Australia. In 2013-14 alone, the Au…
Vocation backs chief executive against dissident; Westpac’s massive $7.6 billion profit: Midday Roundup
The board of Vocation has expressed full confidence in its chief executive, Mark Hutchinson, after the company’s largest shareholder and f…
Turnbull says metadata won’t be used to prosecute pirates; ANZ announces record $7.1 billion profit: Midday Roundup
Federal Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull has dismissed concerns police and spy agencies will use metadata to catch people who downlo…
