BUSINESS

An obsession with growth. A failure to intervene when an executive allegedly bullies and sexually harasses staff. High employee turnover and burnout.

IBT Staff Jul 10, 2018

If the Commonwealth government’s proposed reforms for the distribution of the GST revenue between the States and Territories is implemented, about a billion dollars a year of additional commonwealth funds will be spent to ensure “no state will be worse off”.

IBT Staff Jul 09, 2018

Huawei has won Perth’s $126 million contract to build and maintain a 4G communications system for its rail network.

Anne Lu Jul 09, 2018

The market for hemp products ended 2017 with a bang as total sales of the industry reached nearly US$1 billion (AU$1.35 billion).

Anne Lu Jul 06, 2018

The Australian Federal Government has inked a massive $1 billion deal with multinational tech company IBM.

Anne Lu Jul 06, 2018

Wang Jian, the co-founder of the conglomerate HNA group, fell 15 metres onto rocks off a wall in the village of Bonnieux on Tuesday.

Anne Lu Jul 05, 2018

Woolworths Group Limited has entered a deal with Caltex after their BP deal collapsed.

Anne Lu Jul 05, 2018

Genetically modified (GM) foods for human consumption have long been a subject of intense public debate, as well as academic research. Despite the lack of scientific evidence to suggest GM foods are less safe than conventional foods, previous studies have shown that consumers are reluctant to fully embrace them and are wary about the technology that produces them.

IBT Staff Jul 04, 2018

Australian supermarkets phasing out single-use plastic bags is just one example of how retailers are fiercely engaged in a race to be “green”.

IBT Staff Jul 02, 2018

While the mature-age unemployment rate is low compared to youth unemployment, older people are more likely to remain unemployed. The low rate of Newstart Allowance means they are doing it tough.

IBT Staff Jul 02, 2018

Marijuana was a taboo topic in the field of medicine years ago, but a lot has changed since then.

Anne Lu Jun 29, 2018

El Al Israel Airlines Ltd has announced it would remove from flight any traveller who refused to sit next to another traveller.

Anne Lu Jun 29, 2018

Unlike in markets for other assets such as stocks or bonds, cryptocurrency makes it much harder to uncover price manipulation and fraud.

IBT Staff Jun 28, 2018

Air New Zealand has been fined $15 million for price fixing.

Anne Lu Jun 27, 2018

While all workers benefit from the 9% superannuation guarantee, those on middle incomes benefit significantly less than lower and upper incomes.

IBT Staff Jun 27, 2018

Bill Shorten has said a Labor government would repeal already-legislated tax cuts for companies with an annual turnover between A$10 million and $50 million, but left its position up in the air for those between $2 million-$10 million.

IBT Staff Jun 27, 2018

How do you know which one is the best florist online? Don’t worry, we’ve narrowed down your choices to the following 8 top-notch flower delivery services in Brisbane.

IBT Staff Jun 27, 2018

Facebook is testing a new paywall in its Groups.

Anne Lu Jun 26, 2018

A Netflix exec has been fired for his alleged repeated use of a racial slur at work.

Anne Lu Jun 23, 2018

The Australian government is developing a national freight and supply chain strategy. As part of that effort, we created a set of scenarios describing what Australia’s future might look like 20 years from now.

IBT Staff Jun 21, 2018

Telstra is axing thousands of employees as it announces a new strategy called Telstra2022 on Wednesday.

Anne Lu Jun 20, 2018

A recent report gave a positive forecast for the industry, stating that it will keep growing and even expand threefold by 2022.

Anne Lu Jun 20, 2018

Companies in various industries have recognised the potential relief they can get in terms of productivity as the cloud is known to streamline processes and operations.

Anne Lu Jun 20, 2018

Amazon has officially launched Amazon Prime in Australia.

Anne Lu Jun 19, 2018

By 2050, around 40 per cent of the population of Canada, as well as the United States and Australia, will be immigrants or the children of immigrants. Many of these people, who make up an increasing portion of the workforce, share something in common — they are bicultural.

IBT Staff Jun 18, 2018

Huawei is fighting back after it emerged that Australia could leave out the Chinese telco from its development of 5G mobile networks.

Anne Lu Jun 18, 2018

Elizabeth Holmes was indicted on criminal charges that could land her decades in prison on Friday.

Anne Lu Jun 17, 2018

Chinese telco Huawei could be excluded from taking part in Australia’s 5G mobile network.

Anne Lu Jun 15, 2018

The online food delivery company allegedly represented three workers as independent contractors when they were actually employees.

Anne Lu Jun 13, 2018