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A 2010 Guide Dogs NSW/ACT client survey showed that almost 30% of people who use a Guide Dog have been refused entry to a restaurant.
Chinese crackers, lion and other traditional Chinese dance performances along with the unveiling of a giant five metre lotus flower have marked the official opening of Bendigo's newest major events space - Dai Gum San.
Business advocacy in Victoria enters a new era with the State's Aboriginal Chamber of Commerce - Kinaway - opening for business.
The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry's Trade Policy and International Affairs Committee, representing approximately 20,000 Australian export and trading companies and some of Australia's key major national Business Councils, has held its third meeting for 2010 in Melbourne.
The construction industry moved further into the red during July according to the latest Australian Industry Group/Housing Industry Association Performance of Construction Index (Australian PCI®). The seasonally adjusted index fell 3.1 points to 43.3 in July (readings below 50 indicate a contraction in activity).
Australian agribusinesses are reporting strong business performance and being rewarded for their long term outlook with 81 per cent of businesses surveyed having operated for more than a decade, reports the fifteenth Westpac and Charles Sturt University (CSU) Agribusiness Index.
The manufacturing sector entered its third quarter of growth in July on the back of stronger levels of production, new orders and deliveries.
Call for integrated suite of skills and workplace measures focused on lifting firm productivity and employee career prospects to be part of the next Australian Government's national reform agenda.