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More than 100 jobs to go as bookshops close

1 April 2011

MORE than 100 staff will lose their jobs when another 12 Angus & Robertson bookstores are closed, including five stores in Victoria... read full story

Backlash as disgraced CEO wins $5.2m job

26 March 2011

THE appointment of disgraced executive Mark McInnes to head billionaire Solomon Lew's Premier Retail chain has sparked a backlash at the speed of his resurrection... read full story

Jobs and homes in new city

23 March 2011

Merrifield to house 30,000 people, writes Philip Hopkins... read full story

Nation cannot afford super sleight of hand

8 March 2010

Complex products masking poor value? Alarms should ring... read full story

Super funds leak $13 million a day

14 December 2009

MORE than $13 million a day is being sucked from Australian retirement savings because of underperforming retail superannuation funds and commissions paid to financial planners, according to industry super funds... read full story

Be careful what you wish for

12 September 2009

There are many pitfalls on the climb to the top and the perils don't stop once you get there, writes John Caldwell... read full story

Young Workers 'being Cheated'

19 January 2009

YOUNG workers are being exploited in large numbers in the retail and hospitality sectors, a blitz by the workplace watchdog has revealed... read full story

New Buyers Provide Hope

15 January 2009

FIRST-home buyers are storming back into the property market, lured by aggressive interest rate cuts and generous government grants, but official job figures out today hold the key to whether the recovery is shortlived... read full story

Swag Of Sackings On The Way

13 January 2009

THE number of job advertisements appearing in newspapers is falling at a faster pace than during the last recession, and economists predict it is only a matter of time before companies start widespread staff cuts... read full story