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Report outlines consumer expectations regarding delivery of online purchases
First 5000 | March 11, 2019There is a lot of fear-mongering when it comes to the delivery of online retail purchases, especially with the launch of Amazon Prime and eBay Guaranteed Delivery.
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How mid sized businesses can use Social Media to grow
Chloe Smith | March 11, 2019Social media have provided businesses of all types and sizes with new opportunities to help their growth.
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Pacific Connect calls for attendees for PNG Business Network Dialogue
First 5000 | March 11, 2019Pacific Connect is calling for expressions of interest from accomplished, motivated and forward- thinking individuals to join its Business Network Dialogue in Port Moresby on 1-3 April to discuss emerging opportunities for PNG in digital agriculture.
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New campaign to attract more Chinese travellers to Australia
First 5000 | March 10, 2019The Liberal-National Government has launched a new campaign to attract an emerging and lucrative type of Chinese visitor to Australia, commonly known as the free and independent traveller (FIT).
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Californian startup swells Australia’s $4.6bn cloud revolution
First 5000 | March 10, 2019Cloud data-warehousing pioneer, Snowflake, is ramping up its Australian business just one year after opening its first office in Sydney.
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Relief needed for manufacturers battling high gas prices
First 5000 | March 10, 2019The high cost of gas poses an imminent threat to east coast manufacturers, making them internationally uncompetitive and increasing the likelihood they will wind up or relocate their operations, ACCC Chair Rod Sims said in a speech to the Australian Domestic Gas Outlook conference in Sydney last week.
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Leadership – Conundrums & Consequences
Stephen Chong | March 9, 2019Has not enough been written about ‘Leadership’ already? You might have thought that most people, properly inclined, would have already studied, assimilated and implemented the many words of wisdom pertaining to the multi-faceted aspects of leadership conundrums. Perhaps? Well, perhaps not.
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New funding to support more women in construction
First 5000 | March 9, 2019More building and construction industry career opportunities for women will result from the Minister for Women’s announcement of $675,000 for the Women Building Australia program, according to Master Builders Australia.
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Australian vegetable industry welcomes National Labour Hire Registration Scheme
First 5000 | March 9, 2019Australia’s peak industry body for vegetable and potato growers, AUSVEG, has welcomed the Federal Government decision to finalise a model for a National Labour Hire Registration Scheme.
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Redefining the Aussie Expat Woman in 2019
Brett Evans | March 8, 2019As the world celebrates International Women’s Day, Atlas Wealth Management takes a look at who an Australian expat woman is, where they live, and their motivations for moving overseas.
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ANMF celebrates International Women’s Day 2019
First 5000 | March 8, 2019Today, the country’s largest union, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) is marking International Women’s Day (IWD) 2019, celebrating the crucial role women play in Australia’s health and aged care systems.
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Women are at least 12 years from financial equality
First 5000 | March 8, 2019Economic equality is unlikely to be achieved until at least 2031 despite women making record progress in the March quarter, according to the latest Financy Women’s Index.
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Talent Programs launched to challenge gender diversity
First 5000 | March 7, 2019Sport Australia CEO Kate Palmer and AIS CEO Peter Conde have challenged 33 women embarking on ground-breaking leadership programs to use the experience to help drive greater diversity in Australian sport.
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Women in leadership can add $55,000 to your super
First 5000 | March 7, 2019Superannuation funds with higher female representation on their boards and in their leadership teams achieve greater returns for their members.
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Finance sector union campaign to end gender pay gap
First 5000 | March 7, 2019The Finance Sector Union of Australia (FSU) has written to employers in the financial services industry calling upon them to remove pay confidentiality clauses in Enterprise Agreements as part of the union’s campaign to end the gender pay gap.