Attending an event put on by a women’s networking group, you don’t always expect a strong male presence, or even for the few men who do atte…
Myriam Robin is a reporter for SmartCompany and its sister site LeadingCompany. She has degrees in economics, international studies and journalism. She likes writing about businesses taking risks and doing new things.
Attending an event put on by a women’s networking group, you don’t always expect a strong male presence, or even for the few men who do atte…
The author of the Fair Work Ombudsman’s report into unpaid internships, released today, says he and his co-author were shocked at the leve…
Australia’s seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate remained steady at 5.4% in January, the Australian Bureau of Statistics says. It was bette…
As the number of Australians taking overseas trips increases, Qantas chief Alan Joyce has warned the high-flying Australian dollar should no…
In Australian private equity, no single figure looms larger than Bill Ferris. Except, perhaps, his long-term business partner Joe Skrzynski….
In recent years cost-cutting has become the norm across many of Australia’s mid-sized and large companies, and there’s been no uptick in…
Gerry Harvey has been one of the most divisive figures in Australian online retail, and he’s not going away. It was way back in 2008 when …
The High Court has handed down a decision in the ongoing case between Google and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, saying …
The Justice Department of the United States Government has filed a $5 billion civil suit against ratings agency Standard & Poor’s. The…
Movie studio Screentime has secured the film rights to Fairfax journalist Adele Ferguson’s 2012 unauthorised biography of Gina Rinehart. T…
The Reserve Bank has, as expected, left the cash rate unchanged at 3% today following its February monetary policy meeting. A poll of 28 eco…
Today kicks off the February earnings season, when ASX-listed companies post their mid-financial year results. Today we saw results from Nav…
