National carrier Qantas Airways saw its first-half profit for fiscal 2011 soaring by more than 400 percent and declared in a statement released on Thursday that it anticipates underlying earnings for the rest of the year to reach a materially higher level.
Vodafone has been cleared by the Privacy Commissioner of accusations that the company had permitted the data leakage of its four million subscribers but it was ruled that the telco failed to institute appropriate safeguards that would shield its clients’ information from the public eye.
Virgin Blue Group (ASX: VBA) has suspended flights in or out of Darwin tonight and tomorrow, following advice from the Bureau of Meteorology and the closure of Darwin Airport due to tropical cyclone Carlos.
Microsoft once suggested that internet service providers need to block online access for computers teeming with viruses but that appeared to have changed this week.
Wesfarmers' (ASX:WES) Coles has acquired National Australia Bank’s (ASX: NAB) 50 per cent interest in FlyBuys, Australia’s first and largest shopping rewards program. NAB remains a major participant in the program.
Australia’s national carrier Qantas Airways Ltd (ASX: QAN) is deploying internationally configured wide-body aircraft, including its Boeing 747 aircraft, on domestic Perth routes. The move comes as Virgin is poised to launch Airbus A330 services to Perth as part of its plan to snare a bigger slice of the corporate market.
An American radio show reportedly obtained the original recipe of famed soda drink Coca-Cola and decided to read out the full contents of the ingredients during a weekend airing.
Apple has admitted on its latest report auditing the tech firm’s contracted suppliers and manufacturers that some 91 child labourers were employed by mainly Chinese companies assembling the popular gadgets marketed by the US consumer electronics giant.
Two of the majors are now clashing head-on and soon enough, experts are expecting to see a four-corner brawl from Australia’s biggest banks, a competition that should be fierce enough it would blow some burdens away from banking clients’ shoulders.
Strategic Airlines, Australia’s newest full service airline has added Gladstone to its list of destination with plans for 20 jet flights weekly between Gladstone and Brisbane commencing from 18 April, 2011.
Brightstar, a global provider of services and solutions for the wireless industry, has signed a new, three-year supply chain agreement with Telecom New Zealand Ltd, New Zealand's largest telecommunications service provider, to provide supply chain services for all mobile, broadband and fixed line products.
Telstra-owned Sensis announced on Tuesday that it has been forced to axe a total of 120 staff working on its Melbourne and Sydney offices, which the Yellow Pages company was largely caused by declining revenues on its traditional printed directory business.
Foster’s Group Ltd says it will proceed with a structural separation to create independent ASX listings for its wine business and its beer, cider and spirits business, as it posted first-half profit below expectations.
Ads promoting Optus' broadband plans as being "unlimited" were misleading and deceptive in contravention of the Trade Practices Act 1974, the Federal Court in Melbourne has ruled.
In spite a slight decline in its first quarter earnings by 3 percent to $1.55 billion, Westpac Banking Corp does not intend to follow National Australia Bank's new tact in attracting bank clients.
The figures most expect hover at around $9.98 billion and with that incredible amount of cashflows, many analysts are almost certain that BHP Billiton Ltd will move for a share buybacks once its financial results come out on Wednesday.
Heralded by the aircraft maker as its airspace footprint into the future, the new Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental shed the traditional blue imprint of the old days and instead opted for a flaming red and orange colour scheme, which the company hopes will bring in more fortune and prosperity as it races against fiercest rival Airbus.
Melbourne hotel workers are up in arms as prospects of work overload loom anew on Valentine’s Day.
Australian national carrier Qantas Airways Ltd (ASX: QAN) says it would increase domestic, regional and Tasman air fares by up to 5 per cent as the second part of its response to high oil and jet fuel prices.
Qantas Airways warned that the looming pilots strike could significantly hamper its operations and result to flight delays or even cancellations in the event that threats of walk-out push through.
Small businesses struggling to recover from recent declines in the economy may need to re-examine the training of their sales force, said Shape Your Business mentor Mike Reddy.
United Kingdom high-end engineering consultancy Frazer-Nash will open its first overseas office in Adelaide, South Australia, to take advantage of commercial opportunities in the defence industry.
Global mining giant Rio Tinto Ltd has decided to extend its $3.9 billion takeover bid for Africa-focused collier Riversdale Mining Ltd following the latest move by the target’s shareholder of upping its stake on the coal miner.
Australia continues to be one of the world’s fastest growing markets for Fairtrade Certified products with sales tripling in just 12 months to over $120 million in 2010, Fairtrade Australia & New Zealand (Fairtrade ANZ) announced today.
Leighton Holdings Ltd (ASX:LEI) says its Thiess Services will benefit from a major five year Telstra contract awarded to Silcar, a joint venture company between Thiess Services and Siemens Ltd.
Average salaries of health and safety professionals increase 9.6 per cent, more than double the CPI, according to a recently released survey.
Australia’s national carrier Qantas Airways Ltd (ASX: QAN) says claims being made by the Australian and International Pilots Association (AIPA) about Qantas pilots’ job security being under threat are completely unfounded.
Tough market conditions and expensive price tag discouraged Japanese beverage firm Asahi Breweries from further participating in the $11 billion demerger plan of Foster’s beer division that carries the VB, Carlton, Draught and Cascade brands.
Giant supermarket operator Woolworths confirmed reports that recruitment firm Ergon Zehnder is on the lookout for new executives that would fill up vacancies in the retail group.
Moccona is giving romantics a little help this Valentine's Day with the launch of the free ‘Go Somewhere Special' application, for iPhone users who are heading out on a date on February 14th.The iPhone application encourages people to embrace more romance and add an element of mystery when inviting their partner or a special someone on a date this Valentine's Day. Through the use of augmented reality technology, the app will guide the chosen recipient to the date location with a trail ...
