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The impact of technology and artificial intelligence (AI) on the future of work will be the focus of a major conference in Canberra this month. The 25th annual Australian Computer Society (ACS) Canberra conference at the National Convention Centre on 15 August should be compulsory for anyone working in IT and wanting to negotiate the brave new world AI is...

I have been pondering the future of B2B Magazine and my next major step for the past year and I am proud to announce that we have decided to join forces with the new RiotACT to bring the next big thing to the Canberra region - Digital Regional News. While there are loads of exciting announcements yet to come, B2B...

The National Minimum Wage in Australia is expected to increase by no more than 2.4% this July, according to SME workplace specialists Employsure, adding more burden for small business. SMEs are eagerly awaiting for the Fair Work Commission to hand down its yearly decision on what the new National Minimum Wage will be. The decision could land any day now...

Are you constantly looking for ways to increase productivity in the work place? If so, you've surely encountered the concept of ergonomics, but what does it entail? According to the International Ergonomics Association, ergonomics is a scientific discipline that aims to understand the interactions among humans and other elements of a system, and the profession that applies theory, principles, data...

Media statement by ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr. Today I was pleased to unveil a new funding package for the Arts in Canberra as part of the 2017-18 Budget, alongside Minister Gordon Ramsay. Increasing investment in Canberra's thriving arts scene was an important ACT Labor commitment in the 2016 election campaign, recognising the contribution that arts make to the community....

The (new looking a million dollars) Canberra Casino are supporting live music in Canberra by premiering The Fullhouse Band this evening - just in time for Friday after work drinks. The Fullhouse Band plays in a Postmodern Jukebox style i.e. todays hits with a smoking hot jazz feel. The band will be playing for the next three Fridays from 5.30pm...

Fabulous comment by Con Paoliello, Director, Tax Services, RSM Australia. A dearth of pre-Budget leaks left the Australian public shivering with antici… pation for the Honourable Scott Morrison's delivery of Budget 2017-18, his second as Treasurer. Taking his cue from former Foreign Minister Alexander Downer, the Treasurer channelled his inner Dr Frank N Furter by taking a "jump to the...

The Australian Lottery and Newsagents Association (ALNA), has welcomed several positive initiatives in the 2017 Federal Budget, but has warned about banks passing new fees straight to small businesses. According to Adam Joy, CEO of ALNA, small businesses including its members were somewhat apprehensive about what would be revealed in this year's federal budget. They were looking for more solutions...

In this 2CC podcast, B2B Publisher Tim Benson discusses what's in store for Canberra businesses from the upcoming federal budget. Topics covered include business tax cuts, moving government departments to the regions, major infrastructure projects and good debt vs bad debt.

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Stealing the famous quote of Mark Twain, 'the report of my death has been grossly exaggerated', the same can be said about printed magazines. For about five years now a couple of so called 'marketing' experts have been running around Canberra telling businesses that 'print is dead' and 'a waste of your marketing dollars'. First, these 'experts' have been charading...

ACT students across public and non-government schools will not be participating in testing of the online system for the National Assessment Program Literacy And Numeracy (NAPLAN) this year, Acting Minister for Education and Early Childhood Development, Gordon Ramsay announced today. NAPLAN will be carried out with pen and paper as they have been in previous years. We need to administer...

As we drive safely this Easter weekend it's timely to reflect on Australia's road safety achievement, and on the next challenges and opportunities - adolescent drivers, Indigenous drivers, and the safety potential of autonomous vehicles. Australian roads are getting safer. Deaths peaked in 1970, when 3,798 people died. Our road toll is now 1,200, less than a third of that...

The Fair Work Ombudsman has recently assisted three workers on the Gold Coast to recover more than $33,000 in unpaid wages and entitlements. In one matter a worker employed as both a kitchen hand and maintenance and gardening worker at a Coolangatta resort was reimbursed $17,057 after being underpaid for almost four years. The worker was underpaid his penalty rates...

Role for super to increase affordable housing supply - not add to demand. Industry Super Australia (ISA) welcomed policy suggestions by the Federal Government that would increase opportunities for superfund investment to expand affordable housing stock, but pumping up demand by allowing first home buyers to tap into their super would be short-sighted and counterproductive.Treasurer Scott Morrison outlined in his...

Australia is leading the world in ageing research. "We have consolidated our position as a globally leading centre in population research," says CEPAR Director Professor John Piggott. The 2016 Annual Report from the ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research (CEPAR) details CEPAR's activities, outputs and events in the calendar year 2016. "One satisfying development in 2016, evidence to...