Published on December 12, 2010 by Technology Slice
Mortgage Exit Fees Banned – Treasurer Wayne Swan will announce today plans to ban mortgage exit fees – blamed for dampening competition by making it prohibitively expensive for customers to switch to cheaper loans – from July 1 next year. The Sunday Age believes the much-anticipated banking competition package also includes a plan to give [...]
Tags: anger, Australian Competition, australians, Banking Sector, banks, Building Societies, Competition Package, Credit Unions, Do The Right Thing, Exit Fees, Fifth Pillar, interest rates, July 1, Lenders, Mr Swan, Rivals, Swan, Teeth, Treasurer Wayne, Wayne Swan
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Published on August 20, 2010 by Technology Slice
Election To Be Decided On Saturday – Prime Minister Julia Gillard has announced an expanded paid parental leave scheme as she makes one of her final big pitches to voters to give her a second chance. Ms Gillard is addressing the Canberra press pack on why voters should give Labor another term. She has focused [...]
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Published on July 20, 2010 by Technology Slice
Territory Turbo Production Halted – The local car maker confirmed to Drive that the Territory Turbo Ghia model (pictured) has been axed as a result of the stricter vehicle emissions regulations that came into effect on July 1. The Turbo variant joined the Territory range in 2006, two years after the model first launched, surprising [...]
Tags: Car Maker, Company Spokeswoman, Diesel Engine, Diesel Version, Euro Iv, Falcon, Fg, Ford, Ford Australia, Fuel Consumption, Heyday, July 1, Litre, Niche, Sinead, Turbo Car, V8, Vehicle Emissions
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Published on June 15, 2010 by Technology Slice
US coffee giant Starbucks will begin offering free wireless Internet service at its 6,700 US stores next month and free digital content through a partnership with Yahoo! Starbucks said the free Wi-Fi service would be available from July 1 through US telecom giant AT&T. Starbucks currently offers two hours of free Wi-Fi to customers who [...]
Tags: apple, Content Providers, Digital Content, Free Access, Free Coffee, Free Wi Fi, Free Wireless Internet, itunes, July 1, new york times, Partnership, starbucks, Starbucks Coffee, Telecom Giant, Usa Today, Wall Street, Wall Street Journal, Wireless Internet Service, Wsj, Zagat
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Published on June 4, 2010 by Technology Slice
Minimum Wage Rises To $570 A Week – Fair Work Australia announced the change to the $544 minimum wage in Melbourne today, bringing it up to $570 a week, or $15 per hour. The large increase – which was $1 less than the Australian Council of Trade Unions claim – followed last year’s decision to [...]
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