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Holiday Period Boosts Employment

Camilla Theakstone December 20, 2019 No Comments

Unemployment rates in Australia have dropped as the Christmas holiday period adds 40,000 jobs to the market. Data revealed by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reveals that unemployment fell…

Westpac Joins Apple Pay With Delay

Camilla Theakstone December 19, 2019 No Comments

It’s the last of the big four banks to jump on board the popular Apple Pay payment service. But despite popular demand and customer complaints, metropolitan Westpac customers will have…

Retail Boss Predicts Slow Christmas

Camilla Theakstone December 19, 2019 No Comments

The Executive Director of the Australian Retailers Association, Russell Zimmerman, has revealed that research forecasts for post-Christmas retail trade is anticipated to be slow. While the research, conducted by ARA/Roy…

Media Authority Reveals Top Five Phone Scams

Camilla Theakstone December 19, 2019 No Comments

A list of Australia’s top five phone scams has been released by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) today. In a bid to raise awareness of the scams during…

Free-Calls & Wi-Fi For Christmas

Elliot Nash December 19, 2019 No Comments

Telstra has handed out a big Christmas present with Australia’s biggest telco announcing free-calls and free Wi-Fi from payphones across the country even for Optus and Vodafone customers. Running between…

Bauer Pacific Merger Gets The Wobbles As ACCC Step In

David Richards December 19, 2019 No Comments

A day after giving Seven Media the nod on the merging of regional TV network Prime the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has rang warning bells over the proposed…

US Brands Apple, Google, Amazon Cuddle Up In Connected Home

David Richards December 19, 2019 No Comments

Giant US brands Apple, Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Amazon are suddenly cuddling up to each other in a bid to establish an open standard for the Connected Home market. As…

Regulator To Ban Sale Of Carrier-Locked Phones

Elliot Nash December 18, 2019 No Comments

A ban on the sale of carrier-locked phones may be on its way to the UK after the communications regulator began consultation on the proposed rules. The suggested regulation will…

Instagram To Improve Consumer Experience With Global Fact Checking

Camilla Theakstone December 18, 2019 No Comments

In it’s latest move to curb the spread of misinformation and increase consumer confidence, Instagram has announced it will take it’s fact-checking program global. This means that 45 third-party organisations…

Netflix Shares Spike Despite Streaming Wars

Camilla Theakstone December 18, 2019 No Comments

Netflix shares have jumped 3.4% despite international heavyweights joining the streaming wars. It comes after Netflix’s own data revealed strong competition following the launch of Disney Plus and Apple TV.…