Jamelle Agbuis

According to an advance copy of the Woolworths's annual report, the about to retire CEO Michael Luscombe took a $2.6 million pay cut in the 2011 financial year, but still managed to sound confident about the retailer's outlook, despite its toughest year for more than a decade.

Agricultural chemicals group, Nufarm says it's aiming to boost earnings in 2012 after another difficult year in 2011.

While the headline in the latest National Australian Bank Residential Property Index was gloomy with a 14 point drop reported for the September quarter (and for the second quarterly fall in a row), the detail of the report revealed a case for a bit more optimism.

A controversial group buying campaign conducted by a consumer group will not undermine brokers, one of its non-bank participants has claimed.

RP Data has previewed upcoming house price data, saying little recovery is expected in August.

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While the Winemakers Federation of Australia (WFA) has said changing Australia’s wine taxation system would be futile, two of Australia’s leading winemakers are taking an opposing stance.

At the recent F8 Conference Facebook revealed a new look at some new features to the world. The changes it brings in makes your profile look a little more snazzy and you can have a nice big header image. These new features will be rolled out over the coming weeks.

Be careful and don't take the sharp rebound in markets for granted or think it's the sudden emergence of an uptrend.

Alvaro Quiros wil be looking to secure his second win at the Portugal Masters when the tournament gets underway on October 13.

As from next year the European Tour will start in the same calendar year in which it ends and will include a fifth co-sanctioned Tournament in South Africa, Tour officials disclosed on Monday.

Wallaby number eight Wycliff Palu has been ruled out of the remainder of the World Cup due to a hamstring strain.

The MFAA has echoed warnings from Gadens Lawyers about the use of the term "independent" in describing the services provided by mortgage brokers.

It's now clear that gold and silver have emerged as the major casualties of the current sell-off, only 10 days after gold dealers and several leading forecasters predicted the price would top $US2,000 an ounce by the end of the year.

While global and domestic data highlight the need for a rate cut, the RBA does not seem swayed, Westpac has said.

An international expert has revealed that fewer than 20% of women are given international assignments in business, despite being better equipped to handle the pressures of working abroad.

A new multi award-winning Australian drama, released last week, aims to take its audience inside the claustrophobic, controversial and often explosive world of conflict resolution in the workplace.

A financial services consultant has claimed banks will increasingly try to shut out brokers as the mortgage market becomes more competitive.

Non-communicable disease was a major focus at U.N. meetings this week. So was women's health. But critics said the two topics ran on parallel tracks, missing the chance to focus on women's vulnerability to illnesses such as diabetes and cancer.

Women account for 75 percent of the agricultural producers in sub-Saharan Africa, but the majority of women farmers are living on only $1.25 per day, according to researchers from the Worldwatch Institute.

Air Jamaica has reinstated non stop flights to Orlando from Kingston Jamaica, effective immediately.

Led by gold and copper, commodity prices fell to nine month lows last week, thanks to the sell-off on Thursday and Friday across the globe.

A new book has just been released that has exposed the ways candidates can skew or 'fake' personality assessments when applying for new positions.

It may be more difficult for obese people to lose fat because the "turnover" rate is much slower for those overweight than average weight individuals.

A staggering 43% of current IT employees plan to leave their job in the next 12 months, while more than half (57%) have only been with their current employer for less than one year.

I think I was in the second grade at the time. We were in gym class, and the teacher had encouraged us to jump rope and count out 10 jumps as part of an obstacle course. It was an ambitious plan, we soon learned, as very few second graders can jump rope at all.

Starting on September 1, 2011 the official single use plastic bag ban has begun in the Northern Territory. Some people are cheering and happy but others are now scratching their heads… what do we now use to line our rubbish bin?

Hydrogen-based energy technology currently lacks the ability to effectively and efficiently produce hydrogen on a large scale apart from the heavy input of fossil fuels which defeats the purpose entirely.

A study conducted by scientists at INRA research institute in Rennes, France, and recently published in the Journal of Physiology, has revealed a possible connection between the mother's diet and her baby's immune development.