Optus Cuts Management Jobs – Optus has cut 280 management jobs in order to save money. Optus spokesperson Kasia Ciszak said the jobs were identified during a recent business review and would come from the sales, commercial and marketing units. Some staff working on back office functions would also be affected, Ms Ciszak said in [...]
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$1 Billion Rail Project For Gold Coast – Construction has begun on a light rail project worth almost $1 billion on Queensland’s Gold Coast. The light rail will run from Southport to Broadbeach and is funded by the Queensland and federal governments and the Gold Coast City Council.
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Apple Admits iPhone 4 Faults – Answering mounting criticism over the reception issue and antenna design of its recently launched iPhone 4, the chief executive said the phone drops more calls than the previous version. Apple “screwed up” with the signal algorithm of the phone, the Mr Jobs said during a media conference. But he [...]
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Water Shortage Threatens Population Growth – Federal Population Minister Tony Burke says recent water shortages in parts of Australia are a key reason why the country needs a national population policy. Mr Burke, the first minister to hold the newly created portfolio, has been given 12 months to develop a policy to make sure Australia’s [...]
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U.S. Job Numbers Jump – U.S. President Barack Obama, highlighting yesterday’s government report that showed the US economy last month created the most jobs in three years, declared the “worst of the storm is over”. “We are beginning to turn the corner,” Mr Obama said in a speech at a battery-parts manufacturer in Charlotte, North [...]
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