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The US president’s daughter has cited her job in the White House as the reason for the brand’s shutdown.

The bidding war between Comcast and Disney for European pay-TV giant Sky’s operations seems to have paused at Comcast’s latest bid but not before reaching astronomical heights.

The ongoing banking royal commission has shone a light on poor work practices and corporate behaviours by company directors and top and middle line managers as they try to deliver on ambitious company performance goals.

Its “Coles Little Shop” giveaway is made of tiny replicas of grocery popular grocery products mostly made of plastic.

Burberry would rather burn millions than let its products go to the masses.

A growing body of scholars and thought leaders has warned that this new wave of the technological revolution could change the relationship between labour and capital in an unprecedented manner.

Coke Zero will be pulled from shelves in Australian supermarkets by Aug. 1.

Netflix’s latest half-year results have disappointed the market, sending shares in the TV streaming giant down 13% overnight. When this is the reaction to adding 5m subscribers in three months, taking your total to 130m around the world, it certainly tells you something.

An innovative new study has found that employees in open-plan offices spend 73% less time in face-to-face interactions. Email and messaging use shot up by over 67%.

Lust Australia has reported itself to the Fair Work Ombudsman for underpaying staff by $2 million.

Packs of mushrooms were recalled from major retailers on Friday.

Pharmaceutical goods giant Johnson & Johnson has been ordered to pay nearly US$4.7 billion (AU$6.34 billion) to 22 women.

An obsession with growth. A failure to intervene when an executive allegedly bullies and sexually harasses staff. High employee turnover and burnout.

Woolworths Group Limited has entered a deal with Caltex after their BP deal collapsed.

Genetically modified (GM) foods for human consumption have long been a subject of intense public debate, as well as academic research. Despite the lack of scientific evidence to suggest GM foods are less safe than conventional foods, previous studies have shown that consumers are reluctant to fully embrace them and are wary about the technology that produces them.

Australian supermarkets phasing out single-use plastic bags is just one example of how retailers are fiercely engaged in a race to be “green”.

While the mature-age unemployment rate is low compared to youth unemployment, older people are more likely to remain unemployed. The low rate of Newstart Allowance means they are doing it tough.

Air New Zealand has been fined $15 million for price fixing.

How do you know which one is the best florist online? Don’t worry, we’ve narrowed down your choices to the following 8 top-notch flower delivery services in Brisbane.

A Netflix exec has been fired for his alleged repeated use of a racial slur at work.

The Australian government is developing a national freight and supply chain strategy. As part of that effort, we created a set of scenarios describing what Australia’s future might look like 20 years from now.

Telstra is axing thousands of employees as it announces a new strategy called Telstra2022 on Wednesday.

Amazon has officially launched Amazon Prime in Australia.

Huawei is fighting back after it emerged that Australia could leave out the Chinese telco from its development of 5G mobile networks.

Chinese telco Huawei could be excluded from taking part in Australia’s 5G mobile network.

The online food delivery company allegedly represented three workers as independent contractors when they were actually employees.

For the top eSports players, this means sponsorship contracts, endorsements, prize money and yes, global stardom.

While a robust global economy has spawned more consumers to have larger purchasing powers, there has also been a rise in the flow of money that goes into activities for the betterment of the society.