Published on January 14, 2011 by Technology Slice
Roger Federer Joint Favorite to win Australian Open – Roger Federer’s emphatic Qatar Open win has propelled him to joint favourite for the Australian Open alongside the ailing Rafael Nadal, an online bookmaker said. The reigning Open champion’s odds have firmed to 2/1, according to sportsbet.com.au, while top-ranked Nadal’s lengthened slightly after he complained of [...]
Tags: Andy Murray, Atp World Tour, Australian Open, Brisbane International, Haydn, Nikolay Davydenko, Novak Djokovic, Odds, Online Bookmaker, Open Champion, Rafael Nadal, Robin Soderling, Roger Federer, russia, Semis, Serbian, Spokesman, Swede, Travelling Australia, Travelling To Australia
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Published on December 17, 2010 by Technology Slice
Shops Must Give Refunds – Consumers have the same rights to a refund or exchange on defective or imperfect sale items as they do on full-priced products. And, according to Australian Competition and Consumer Commission chairman Graeme Samuel, they always have. The retail myth was quashed after an ACCC investigation into the parent company of [...]
Tags: Australian Competition, Christopher Zinn, Circumstances, Commission Chairman, Consumer Contract, Consumers, Fashion Chains, Fashion Retailers, Graeme Samuel, Honour, Jigsaw, Liberties, Mr Samuel, myth, Parent Company, Retail Stores, Shoppers, Spokesman, Timely Reminder, Webster
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Published on December 17, 2010 by Technology Slice
200 Homes Without Power – The city’s west was pelted with big hailstones, lightning and heavy rain from midday yesterday. The State Emergency Service (SES) received 360 calls for help as the weather forced evacuations and felled trees, and caused widespread damage. The SES said this morning it still had nine minor calls outstanding, in [...]
Tags: Blue Mountains, Car Service, Floodwater, Heavy Rain, Integral Energy, Jason Barton, Lightning, Midday, Mountains West, Panthers Leagues Club, Penrith, Premises, Roofs, Service Franchise, Spokesman, Staff Member, State Emergency Service, Storms, trees, Weather
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Published on December 16, 2010 by Technology Slice
MFB Chief Quits – The head of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade has quit today following allegations of inappropriate behaviour made by a former employee. MFB chief officer and CEO Graham Fountain tendered his resignation this morning, which was accepted by the president of the board, Neil Comrie. It is understood the allegations were made by [...]
Tags: Advertisement, Allegations, Appointment, Ceo, Complainant, Confidentiality, Decisive Action, Deputy Chief Officer, Inappropriate Behaviour, International Search, Metropolitan Fire Brigade, Mfb, Resignation, Satisfaction, Shane, Spokesman, Young Woman
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Published on December 9, 2010 by Technology Slice
More Troubles For NAB Bank – Some customers in Melbourne complained that the bank’s ATMs were not dispensing cash. Others said account transfers conducted this morning did not reflect their balances accurately, The Australian reported. Businesses were not spared either: one of Sydney’s top restaurants, Kingsleys, had to manually take down customers’ credit card details [...]
Tags: Account Transfers, Atms, Cameron, Chief Executive, Credit Card Details, Eftpos, Electronic Channels, George Wright, Internet Banking Services, Interruption, melbourne, Meltdown, Nab Bank, Nab Branches, Payment Terminal, Public Apology, Queues, Spokesman, sydney, System Failure
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