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Employment Returning To Pre-Pandemic Rates As JobKeeper Ends

Jake Nelson April 15, 2021 No Comments

Unemployment has dropped as JobKeeper winds up, with hours worked returning to pre-COVID levels. The national jobless rate is down from 5.8 per cent last month to 5.6 per cent,…

ACCC Won’t Block Compare The Market From Increasing iSelect Stake

Nathan Jolly April 15, 2021 No Comments

The ACCC has decided it will not oppose ‘Compare The Market’ owners, Innovation Holdings Australia, from purchasing up to 35 per cent of shares in iSelect. This is despite both…

Who’s Right – IDC Or Gartner – When It Comes To PC Research?

Computer Daily News April 15, 2021 No Comments

Firstly, what these two research firms do agree on is there was strong demand for PCs including desktops, notebooks, and workstations, in Q121. What they don’t agree on is by…

Fewer Aussies Use Public Transport

Computer Daily News April 15, 2021 No Comments

Figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), conducted from March 12-21, 2021, showed that public transport use had increased compared to six months ago in September 2020, but normal…

Which TV Brand Dominated The iF Design Awards With 10 Wins?

Rose Daisley April 14, 2021 No Comments

World-renowned iF World Design Guide has announced the winners of its 2021 iF Design Award – the international label for outstanding design. Each year, iF International Forum Design GmbH hosts…

Battle Begins For mmWave 5G Spectrum

Rose Daisley April 14, 2021 No Comments

Australia’s fastest 5G spectrum is officially up for grabs and telcos, satellite firms and communication providers are jostling to get their piece of the pie. Having kicked off on Monday,…

Chinese Online Platforms Told To Stop Anti-Competitive Practices

Computer Daily News April 14, 2021 No Comments

Just days after fining e-commerce giant Alibaba US$2.75 billion, China’s market regulator has warned nearly three dozen internet companies to stop using banned practices, such as forcing vendors to use…

US Senator Wants Big Tech Banned From Acquisitions

Computer Daily News April 14, 2021 No Comments

Influential Republican Senator Josh Hawley, pictured, a staunch critic of Big Tech, has introduced a bill to Congress that would ban all mergers and acquisitions by any company with a…

Grattan Institute Warns Against Rush To Renewables

Computer Daily News April 14, 2021 No Comments

A new report of the influential Grattan Institute says it’s a myth that Australia needs to continue to rely on coal-fired power stations in order to keep electricity bills down.…

“Solid Survey Result” For Business Recovery

Rose Daisley April 13, 2021 No Comments

The results are in: NAB’s Monthly Business Survey for March 2021 reveals that Australian businesses reported the best operating conditions on record ahead of the end of the JobKeeper program.…