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A month each year lost to unnecessary meetings

With productivity making the headlines, new research has shown Australian employees waste up to three hours each week in unnecessary meetings. Office supplies company

Australia’s first satellite to mobile text service launched

Telstra has won the space race to be the first provider to offer a satellite to mobile text messaging service in Australia. The technology, which effectively uses

Push to localise supply chains a risk to global GDP

Global moves to on-shore manufacturing and production could undermine, rather than strengthen, supply chain resilience, according to the OECD. In its latest Supply Chain

Queensland comeback not enough for retail figures

A Queensland bounce-back was not enough to stop national retail figures slipping into the red in April. The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data showed

Scenic Rim event serves up Camel Milk Vodka

It’s not a mirage – camels, the ships of the desert, are now providing thirsty Scenic Rim visitors with camel milk vodka. As part of the Scenic Rim Eat Local Month

Crime prevention boost for business districts

Queensland councils can apply for grants of up to $800,000 to improve security in their business districts. Premier David Crisafulli said the State Government funding

McDonald’s hack for cheap eats

By Susan Schwartz The legendary 30 cent cone may now be worth a dollar, and international sales may be falling, but there is still some savings gold underneath the

Don’t wait for Government to drive productivity gains

Businesses need to tackle Australia’s productivity issues head-in and not wait for a Government response to the crisis. That was the message Queensland finance leaders

Fitness industry keen to clean out criminal gangs

Criminal gangs are entering the fitness industry, sparking calls for government intervention. Gold Coast-based fitness operator Jenny Singh said there needed to be a

Move to jail landlords who allow illegal tobacco sales

Tobacconists could soon face three-month closures and seizure of legal smoking products if they are caught selling illegal tobacco or vapes. Queensland Health Minister

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