General · 23. January 2024
Choosing the right bookkeeper for your small business is a crucial decision. Begin by defining your specific needs and budget constraints. Look for certified professionals with industry experience tailored to your business. Seek referrals from fellow entrepreneurs or utilize online platforms to find qualified candidates. During interviews, assess technical skills, communication, and adaptability. A skilled bookkeeper not only manages financial records but becomes a valuable partner in your...
General · 23. January 2024
Aspen Group (ASX: APZ) is preparing for a second tilt at Eureka Group Holdings (ASX: EGH) in less than 12 months with the residential communities and retirement village group launching an off-market bid that values the target at $166 million. The scrip-based offer, which is pitched at a net asset value of 52c a share, represents a sharp increase from the 39.9c offered in March last year in an unsolicited merger proposal that Aspen subsequently withdrew. Aspen says the current nil-premium...
General · 23. January 2024
A former transport executive has been jailed for up to three years for his reckless workplace behaviour in the lead-up to a crash that killed four police officers. Cris Large was found guilty of failing to follow health and safety standards while working as national operations manager at Connect Logistics before the Victorian officers were killed in a Melbourne truck smash. Connect driver Mohinder Singh was fatigued and high on drugs when his semi-trailer ploughed into the four officers, who...
Having produced one of the most tireless bowling performances in a Test since the Second World War, Rashid Khan is set to return down under later this year for Afghanistan's first ever Test match against Australia. Afghanistan's first Test meeting with the Aussies last November was a victim of the coronavirus pandemic, but cricket.com.au has confirmed plans are well underway for the two teams to meet in a Test to start the 2021-22 season, which will be a precursor to the Ashes. The dates and...
Australia has no plans to halt the use of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said on Tuesday, as several European countries paused administering the vaccine after reports of possible serious side-effects. Frydenberg said the European medicines regulator and the World Health Organization (WHO) had confirmed that the AstraZeneca PLC vaccine was effective and safe to use. “So we will continue to proceed with the vaccine rollout of AstraZeneca,” Frydenberg told Sky...
The agreement, terms of which were not disclosed, makes News Corp the first major media outlet to strike a Facebook deal under controversial new laws that let an Australian government-appointed arbitrator set fees if companies fail to do so. Facebook's shutting out all media content in the country for a week last month angered world leaders, as the blackout included emergency services and government health pages. It ended the shutdown when Australia agreed to soften some parts of the new...
General · 01. February 2021
Despite threats China might block Australian wheat amid a bitter trade and political row, exports of the grain to the economic giant are booming. Australian grain producers shipped 600,000 tonnes of wheat to China last December, according to analysts S&P Global Platts. The figure marked the largest-ever monthly wheat export total from Australia to any single country....
General · 01. February 2021
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s prime minister said on Monday that Microsoft is confident it can fill the void if Google carries out its threat to remove its search engine from Australia. A Google executive told a Senate hearing last month that it would likely make its search engine unavailable in Australia if the government goes ahead with a draft law that would make tech giants pay for news content. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said he has spoken to Microsoft chief executive Satya...
General · 01. February 2021
Software giant Microsoft Corp is confident its search product Bing can fill the gap in Australia if Google pulls its search over required payments to media outlets, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Monday. Australia has introduced laws that would force internet giant Google and social media heavyweight Facebook Inc to negotiate payments to domestic media outlets whose content links drive traffic to their platforms....
General · 21. January 2021
The statement belongs to none other than former Australian captain World Cup captain Steve Waugh who virtually plucked the World Cup from Herschelle Gibbs hands in the 1999 World Cup, but that is a bygone era. https://www.wionews.com/opinions-blogs/ask-steve-how-cricket-australia-is-killing-the-aussie-spirit-358267