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Origin Energy is ending door-to-door sales by the end of September, bowing not just to modern technology but also to strict regulations surrounding door-to-door sales.

Watching The Glass Ceiling Disappear

A “Glass Ceiling” is described as “the unseen, yet unbreakable barrier that keeps women from rising to the upper rungs of the corporate ladder, regardless of their qualifications or achievements.” But now the walls will be transparent, too, so Australians can witness how workplaces are integrating women into upper management.

Collaboration To Propel Oz Forward

The Australian Government has named the board of its new Manufacturing Industry Innovation Precinct ahead of the July start date of the venture, which is intended to advance the nation’s reputation for innovation, collaboration and competitiveness.

IBM Loses Jobs In Oz

Asia and New Zealand will benefit as IBM slashes 1,500 jobs from Australia as part of a global restructuring plan announced earlier this year.

US Unit Prevents Lehman From Paying Debts to Oz

Lehman Brothers Holdings in America is blocking Lehman’s Australian unit from paying its creditors including Local governments, churches and charities as much as $225 Million.

Holden Asks Workers To Shoulder Burden

Holden says it cannot continue to produce cars in Australia unless workers at the Adelaide assembly plant take a pay cu

The Sun Versus Wine: Europe Seeks A Settlement

The European Union's top trade official is heading to Beijing on Friday to talk about China dumping solar panels on the continent, and avoiding a trade war.

Ai Group announces Manufacturing Council

The Chief Executives of a number of the country’s top manufacturing companies have joined the newly formed Australian Advanced Manufacturing Council, which will focus on driving national priority and policy change to boost the advanced manufacturing sector.

ASX kicks off $553 million entitlement offer

The Australian Securities Exchange has announced it will conduct a fully underwritten 2 for 19 pro rata entitlement offer of new ASX shares in a bid to raise an estimated $553 million at a price of $30 per share.

Consumer sentiment rallies finds report

Consumer confidence has rebounded in June to end in positive territory, according to the latest Westpac-Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment.

New CFO for Transfield

Waste management group Transfield Services has announced the appointment of Vincent Nicoletti as the group’s new Chief Financial Officer.

Business conditions muddle along

The nation’s business conditions have remained largely unchanged, with mediocre confidence continuing to plague the business community according to NAB’s monthly business survey.

Campbell to step down from Transpacific

Waste management firm Transpacific’s CEO, Kevin Campbell, has announced his intention to step down from the position.

Nominations open to name country's top businesswomen

Nominations for the Telstra’s 19th annual Business Women’s Awards, giving the nation’s top businesswomen the chance to share in the same accolades as Carolyn Creswell, Janine Allis and Margot Spalding.

Confidence won't mean salary boosts finds Hays

Despite 40 per cent of businesses expressing confidence in the economy over the next year, and 68 per cent predicting increased business activity, employees shouldn’t expect to see a little extra something in their pay packets according to international recruitment specialists Hays.