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Teens let spending power shine
With Australia getting some positive economic results this week, it seems that it’s the teen demographic that have been propping up many of Australia’s industries – namely electronics and fashion. Around half of Australia’s 15-19 year olds are engaged in casual or part time employment and, as many of them have no other financial commitments [...]
Bringing the girls down an inch or two
Unions in the UK have called for an end to women wearing high heels in the workplace.
In the articles I read on the matter, it seemed to be unclear as to whether the issue was one of health, preventing foot and back issues, or of some feministic impulse, stopping women wearing ‘degrading’ footwear.
Sunday Papers (but not as you now them)
Last week Rupert Murdoch announced that the days of free news online will soon be over and News Corp will soon start charging readers’ for access to online news content. Britain’s Sunday Times is tipped to be the guinea pig for the scheme, although the specifics are all fairly vague at this stage.
On the News Corp owned news.com.au Murdoch is reported as saying that, “an industry that gives away its content is cannibalising its ability to produce good reporting.”
Raising the wage
Where do you stand on the latest debates over wage rises?
I’m fairly new out of university, so the cuts from opening up my little envelope minimum wages at the end of the week whilst working long days in retail, dealing with some not-so-nice customers, still run fairly deep. I can only imagine the difficulty of [...]
End of Year Spending
The end of the financial year has come and gone, with its last weeks being met with a flurry of spending from the small business sector trying to take full advantage of the small business tax bonus.
Whilst travelling through farming land near Dubbo in New South Wales, it was clear that for many farmers, at least, this was ringing true. In a trip to one machinery dealership I saw a very busy staff tending to their farmer customers, taking the opportunity to purchase and update equiptment such as tractors, spray rigs, and slashers. One farmer, who was a bit embarrased to be seen to be “overspending in the GFC” (Global Financial Crisis) was put at ease when he found out that a new tractor would soon be delievered to most of his neighbours as well.
