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Total job vacancies rise by 104,300 for the year: ABS

The number of job vacancies has increased by 5.1 per cent or 109,400 in the public and private sectors for the year to August 2003...

NZCC delays Qantas-Air New Zealand decision to October 24

The New Zealand Commerce Commission has delayed the release of its determination on the proposed Air New Zealand-Qantas alliance by up to four weeks...

Westpac to restructure staff constituency to simplify technology processes

Westpac has today announced that a significant number of staff would be reassigned in an effort to simplify its technological process and improve customer service...

Coles Myer hopes to reap $425m yearly from supply chain benefits

Coles Myer have said today that the transformation of its supply chain would reap $425 million yearly in benefits by the end of the five-year programme...

Morning market wrap: Wall Street hit by OPEC cut in supply

Higher energy prices, as OPEC cut back 3.5 per cent of its supply, have adversely-affected Wall Street as the Dow Jones fell 150.53 points...

Lumley Life wins claims team of the year award

The Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance has awarded the inaugural Claims Team of the Year Award to Lumley Life’s claims team...

ATO to crack down on GST evasion

The tax office will take a tougher approach to consumers paying “under-the-table” for services following recommendations from a special black economy taskforce...

Morning market wrap: US stocks rise slightly

US stocks rose slightly as investors banked on better economic times ahead and started buying up some technology stocks...

Advisors in Australia must hold license: ASIC

A Supreme Court order today requires those operating financial services business from Australia must hold an Australian Financial Services (AFS) License, even if their services are provided to clients outside of Australia.

ASIC ordered to handover documents relating to One.Tel

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has been ordered to hand over the documents relating to its inquiries into the liquidator of failed junior telco One.Tel...