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Australia’s $32 Billion Galilee Coal Basin Needs Joint Rail, Vale Says

24 November 2011

Vale SA (VALE3), the world’s biggest exporter ofiron ore, said miners planning about $32 billion of coal projects in Australia’s Galilee Basin should build a jointly owned railway to save costs and speed development   read more  read full story

APEC Card for Businesspeople to Travel to Australia

24 November 2011

The Minister for Immigration and Citizenship Chris Bowen MP has announced new eligibility criteria for Australia's APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC) that will support more Australian businesspeople in their trade and investment activities in the APEC regio... read full story

More for less: a new era emerges as recruitment people step up to deliver

21 November 2011

It is all change in this year’s Hot 100 list of recruitment firms, Sue Dodd, director of Agile Intelligence, reports read more  read full story

Super next front in mine tax war

21 November 2011

BUSINESS has opened a new front in its battle with the Gillard government over the mining tax, launching a rearguard action against its plan to use the revenue to increase employer superannuation levies by up to $20 billion a year.   read more  read full story

ENOUGH ILLEGALS TO POPULATE A CITY: 60,000 - and most of them are Brits and Americans

21 November 2011

AHerald Suninvestigation has found that nearly 60,000 people - one in every 390 - is in the country unlawfully, sparking renewed calls for a crackdown. The 58,400 foreign citizens hiding illegally among us easily outnumber the populations of Mildura o... read full story

Stop relying on LinkedIn for candidates

18 November 2011

It can be hard to keep up with new tools and technology in the recruitment space, but employers have "got to put a stake in the ground and start", says recruitment and social media specialist Paul Jacobs.Too many organisations are focused solely on Linked... read full story

'No need' for skilled migrants

18 November 2011

THE head of the ACTU has attacked resources employers for "poaching" talent from overseas instead of training Australian workers. ACTU secretary Jeff Lawrence said it is "a myth" that the nation desperately needs more skilled migrants, and that employers... read full story

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18 November 2011

Fairfax Digital’s online employment site MyCareer.com.au experienced its highest ever number of candidate applications and a 25% lift in unique browsers* in October. The record numbers demonstrate the success of extra site features which MyCareer.com.au h... read full story

BoQ chief warns jobs may go

17 November 2011

Banking jobs could be on the line if the European sovereign debt crisis bites harder than initially expected, Bank of Queensland boss Stuart Grimshaw says. Mr Grimshaw it was incumbent on the banks to reduce expenditure in line with revenue to retain pro... read full story

$80m deal sees iiNet aiming to join big boys

17 November 2011

IINET is preparing to carve out a new niche in the government and corporate telecoms sector after offering up to $80 million to acquire Canberra-based telco TransACT and its assets.   read more  read full story