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WESFARMERS is scaling back its struggling Target business, confirming it will cut the size or number of stores in the chain to achieve a 20 per cent overall reduction. While not singling out specific stores, apart from Highpoint in suburban…
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The NSW government will invest $12 million in facial matching services in next month’s state budget. The funding will fall to the NSW Police Force for participation in… Read more at: https://www.itnews.com.au/news/nsw-govt-invests-12m-in-facial-matching-services-492113
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The Turnbull government’s personal income tax cuts have passed their first hurdle. The opposition backed a new low and middle-income tax offset that would provide $530 relief each year and the lifting of the… Read more at: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/lowy-at-peace-with-westfield-takeover
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Australian shares fell for a second session this week led lower by Westpac, CSL and Treasury Wine stocks. The S&P/ASX fell 12.6 points, or 0.2 per cent, to 6094.3, as Westpac wiped… Read more at: https://www.smh.com.au/business/asx-closes-lower-as-
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Picture this: a top law firm and a university law school form a commercial joint venture to provide undergraduate and postgraduate law degrees. Each has equity in the new company. A mix of university lecturers and law firm staff teach…
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Amazon announces a fulfillment centre at Moorebank, South West Sydney, to open in second half of 2018 The US-based retailer is recruiting for a range of roles including operations, support and technical specialists. The 43,000 square metre facility is…
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Carmaker Ford has been fined $10m after it wasted the time and money of thousands of customers who bought vehicles with faulty gearboxes. It is the equal-largest penalty ever for a… Read more at: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/apr/26/ford-fined-10m-for-mishandling-faulty-vehicle-complaints
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Trials new range of options. Australia Post is set to allow customers to pay bills via “third party payment apps”, self-service kiosks and potentially smart home devices. The company quietly revealed this month a plan to… Read more at:…
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Small businesses across South Australia can look forward to tax cuts from 2019, with a Liberal government plan to slash payroll tax now almost certain to pass state parliament. Opposition Leader Peter Malinauskas has indicated Labor is willing to work…
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estpac chief executive Brian Hartzer has suggested mortgage brokers could charge customers directly, rather than receiving commission-based payments from banks, as the royal commission focuses on problems with remuneration. Mr Hartzer also acknowledged the royal commission would force banks including…
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