Coles' move to drop popular fruit and vegetables prices by 50 per cent will attract budget-conscious customers but leave local greengrocers' business largely untouched.

It wouldn't be much of a friendship if you said ‘hi' then didn't speak again for the next few years, yet that's a fair summary of the relationship many Facebook users have with brands they clicked on as ‘liking', according to a study by University of South Australia's Ehrenberg-Bass Institute for Marketing Science.

The services sector recorded a lift in activity in January, following three consecutive months of decline, according to the latest Australian Industry Group/Commonwealth Bank Australian Performance of Services Index (Australian PSI®).

Women's participation in the labour force has almost doubled since the 60s and as the part time market continues to grow, a new report finds women make up 75 per cent of part time workers.

Despite the current global economic concerns M&A activity is still strong in Asia Pacific with a cautiously optimistic outlook for 2012, according to Freehills Partner Rebecca Maslen-Stannage.

The Smart Internet Program involved creating technology building blocks for protocols, devices and networks comprising Internet infrastructure, creating point technologies and generating insights for participants.

New discussion paper recently released suggests old rules of immigration no longer serve future of workforce or Australian economy, & proposes a number of innovative solutions to help government & business meet challenges of current economic environment.