Leaders from Coca Cola, Coles, Telstra, GraysOnline, Walgreens and the National Broadband Network will come together in Sydney on Wednesday for Australia's leading supply chain and logistics event, the Smart Conference & Expo. Smart 2013 ...
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Australian food firm Vege Chip has recalled sweet potato vegetable crisps as they may contain dairy, which is not mentioned on the label. The product associated with the recall is 80g Ajitas Vege Deli Crisps Original with all best before ...
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Coles has been a focus of the TWU's road transport campaign. Truck drivers and their employers presented a united front at the TWU National Council in Darwin in their calls for a greater focus on road safety in the supply chain. ARTIO ...
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Tony Sheldon. Photo courtesy of The Age. Unions need to take the intellectual lead in spelling out a vision for the future of Australia, according to Transport Workers’ Union (TWU) national secretary Tony Sheldon. Mr Sheldon told ...
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Plans announced by the Coalition to review the Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal in the event of winning September’s Federal election ignore all of the evidence collected over twenty years showing a direct relationship between pay and ...
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Australian stocks recovered from a steep intraday fall to close only marginally lower yesterday, as the Reserve Bank cut interest rates to a record low. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 closed down 12.5 points, or 0.2 per cent, at 5143.7, after ...
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The Transport Workers’ Union (TWU) has released what it calls alarming new evidence from a survey of more than 950 truck drivers across the country that graphically highlights the pressures in Australia’s most dangerous industry ...
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Coles, an Australia-based super market giant, has entered into milk supply agreement with two farmer-owned Australian dairy co-operatives Devondale (Murray Goulburn Co-operative) and Norco. Devondale agreement is for ten years and the ...
Australian stocks have opened firmer, with the big supermarket chains and energy companies leading the broader market higher. At 10.26am AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 25 points, or 0.5 per cent, at 4991.5 points. The ...
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The sharemarket has closed lower for a second straight day after giving up early gains during afternoon trading. At 4.15pm AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 28 points, or 0.56 per cent, at 4987.4 points. The broader All ...
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It's been eons in coming, but pre-ordered BlackBerry Z10's will start being delivered in Australian from Monday. More than four years has elapsed since BlackBerry brought out its first touchscreen model, the Storm, in late 2008. It also ...
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Shaw River Buffalo Cheese, an Australian firm, has recalled Shaw River Buffalo Yoghurt as it may be contaminated with microbial E. coli. The products subject to the recall include 500g and 1.2kg Shaw River Buffalo Yoghurt with Best before ...
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Market sentiment was aided by news that China's Citic Resources was taking a big stake in Alumina. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 closed up 0.7 per cent at 5036.9. This year it is up 8.3 per cent after rising 15 per cent in 2012. Trading value ...
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The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index rose 33.2 points, or 0.66 per cent, to 5,036.9 points, and the broader All Ordinaries index was up 32.7 points, or 0.65 per cent, at 5,057.2 points. On the ASX 24, the March share price index futures ...
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Half-year profits at Coles, Australia's second-largest retailer, increased by more than 15%, owner Wesfarmers has reported. Earnings before interest and tax from Coles for the six months to the end of December were up 15.1% at A$755m. ...
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