Government plan allowing Optus to share hacked user data with banks labelled a “red herring” by privacy advocates
The federal government wants to make it easier for telcos to share hacked user data with the banks, but advocates want greater action.
The four critical drivers that make or break your business reputation
While reputation may be intangible, reputation is currency because it influences your most important tangible results in business.
The Better Packaging Co warned after alleged price fixing proposal in New Zealand
The Better Packaging Co has been warned over cartel conduct by New Zealand’s Commerce Commission after a rival reported it for proposing price fixing.
Government procurement inquiry aims to stop agencies cutting corners
The Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit will conduct an inquiry considering how to bring more transparency, efficiency, and value for money to government procurement.
ACCC greenwashing crackdown earns startup support as sustainability claims go unchecked
Australia's competition watchdog will soon "sweep" company websites for false or misleading claims about environmental sustainability, with penalties on the cards for serious breaches.
Law firms are circling a class action against Optus, and it could be the biggest ever in Australia
A settlement could well be worth billions, eclipsing the current record of $494 million paid to 10,000 victims of Victoria’s 2009 Black Saturday bushfires.
Brilliant basics: Why doing the ‘boring’ amazingly well is the future of e-commerce
How can your business implement the typical boring practices amazingly well to thrive in the next era of e-commerce?
I stole our CEO’s .au domain because it’s really that easy to lose
Priority registration for .au domains closes on October 5. So with the deadline looming, I stole the .au domain of our CEO.
John Durie: ACCC launches civil action against architectural firm over alleged bid rigging
The ACCC has stepped up its war against bid rigging with a civil cartel case against national architects Ashton Raggatt McDougall for allegedly trying to fix a bid for Charles Darwin University in 2020.
Peter Strong: Service stations are mainly small businesses, and blaming them for petrol prices is wrong
Due to attacks by misinformed politicians and consumer advocates, service station owners are often viewed as evil capitalists who are becoming wealthy on the back of poor motorists.
Why this startup cancelled its capital raise
Crypto exchange Elbaite made the decision to cancel its capital raise despite interest from international investors. Here's why, and how it plans to continue to grow without it.
Five Aussie jobs that will be automated in 10 years
A new Future of Australian Jobs Report has predicted which vocations are most likely to be automated within the next 10 years. Yikes.