Posts Tagged ‘australia’

Australia’s best value real estate locations named

November 6th, 2009
Clarence City in Tasmania is Australia’s best property bargain according to a list of the nation’s top 100 suburbs. A recent report in the Australian Property Investor Magazine says that investors can purchase an average house in the Clarence City suburb of Clarendon Vale and Rokeby in Hobart’s east for only ...

Top Gear to head downunder next year

September 18th, 2009
The stage show based on the popular TV motoring show Top Gear is set to return to Australia next year, featuring James May joining Jeremy Clarkson. The news comes following a successful run of Australian shows with Clarkson and Richard Hammond this year. Organisers have said that they were looking forward to ...

Aussie travel agents face online competitors

September 8th, 2009
Travel Agencies are likely to face more competition as online booking sites have dropped booking fees of up to $50. Online travel booking websites including Expedia and ZUJI Australia both removed the fees on all flights. Expedia has announced that fees will be dropped for a six week period and expressed that ...

Telco customer service complaints on the rise

August 27th, 2009
Australians made more than 20,000 complaints per month against telecommunication companies this year despite campaigns to boost customer service. Telco industry ombudsman Deirdre O’Donnell released a report yesterday detailing how often complaints are made against telecommunication companies, with Telstra faring the worst. O’Donnell said the complaints mostly involved issues such as billing ...

10 weeks to find a new job

August 26th, 2009
According to the Bureau of Statistics, the typical length of time to find a job is roughly 10 weeks, and the chance of losing your replacement job in months is one-in-eight. The bureau’s Survey of Labour Force Experience paints a darker picture of the job market than the official unemployment total ...

Kylie Australia’s most powerful personal brand

August 26th, 2009
Kylie Minogue has been voted as Australia’s most powerful personal brand, according to a survey of 400 people in the marketing/entertainment industry. Minogue topped the survey with a brand based on her music and acting, and clothing ventures. "I think what makes Kylie number one is overall she appeals to a broad ...

Quay named Australia’s best restaurant

August 25th, 2009
Quay restaurant in Sydney has been named Australia’s best restaurant at the Australian Gourmet Traveller Awards for the second year in a row. The restaurant, renowned for serving modern Australian and seafood cuisine has picked up the Restaurant Of The Year award, ahead of 400 establishments across the country. The awards were ...