Melinda Oliver
Six clever ways to cut costs, not staff, in a small business
When business looks a little shaky and creditors are lining up to get paid, it can be easy to look for ways to cut costs, but that doesn't mean staff.From the footy field to running a business – star AFL players who’ve taken the leap
Whether you’re in Melbourne, Sydney or elsewhere around the country tomorrow, it will be hard to escape footy fever as Hawthorn and Sydney…
French envy rife over email switch-off rule, but would it work here?
News yesterday that France had made it a “law” to not answer work emails or messages after 6pm may have been an exaggeration, but it rai…
Black Swan dips could be saved by food giant
Simplot Australia has emerged as a front runner in the bid to buy Black Swan, which went into receivership in June last year, reports sugges…
Coles cops court undertaking over misleading social media campaign
Coles has come under fire over a 2013 social media campaign in which it misled the public over the price of its milk and has agreed to a cou…
Commercial refrigeration business with 50 staff calls in administrators
NSW-based commercial refrigeration and air conditioning business Nu-Tech Group has entered voluntary administration following challenging ti…
Australia manufacturing needs to get skilled or lose out – new study
Australia needs to step up its manufacturing skills in the next decade or risk falling behind other nations, according to a new study by the…
James Packer to build $5 billion Japanese casino: How he changed his business model
Billionaire James Packer is set to build a $US5 billion casino complex in Japan, The Australian reports. Packer’s joint venture, Melco Cro…
Auction market braced for Super Saturday weekend
Auction clearance rates tracked steadily on the weekend, but were just a warm-up to a bumper amount of sales expected on Super Saturday next…
Clive Palmer storms the WA Senate: Bumpy ride ahead for Abbott
Mining magnate Clive Palmer’s Palmer United Party gained a third seat in the West Australian Senate election re-run on the weekend, meanin…
