New financial year welcomes lower taxes and higher rebates

Changes to tax scales and rebates for the 2008/09 year will go to offset the rises in interest rates and petrol prices.

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Steve Jobs - CEO of Apple Computer

In an address to graduates at Stanford University, Steve Jobs, the CEO of Apple Computer introduced himself this way:

"I am honored to be with you today at your commencement from one of the finest universities in the world. I never graduated from college. Truth be told, this is the closest I've ever gotten to a college graduation. Today I want to tell you three stories from my life. That's it. No big deal. Just three stories..."

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Real incomes in Australia rise over decade by 2.9% a year

Australians experienced a climate of prosperity over the decade 1996/07 to 2006/07.

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More effective managers practise being a coach, not a boss

As a boy at school, I often felt that teachers were trying to catch me doing things wrong, not praising me for what I did right. Starting out in the workplace many years ago, my experience was much the same - the boss was someone to give me orders about what to do and fire the blame when things didn't go right.

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Federal Budget cuts kill off information on job vacancies

We can only express our dismay at the decision of the ABS to eliminate information on national job vacancies due to Budget cuts imposed by the Federal Treasurer.  

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Over 15.5 million internet users in Australia

Join the ranks of over 15.5 million internet users in Australia as estimated by Nielsen NetRatings. This is 3/4 of the Australian population who use the internet. At the same time, the OECD data shows more than 4.7 million broadband subscribers as of Sept/07.

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Think of an Elephant - a book about being interconnected to the world

This fascinating book takes the reader into the 'unifying experience of everything' - science, spirituality, humanity and the world of great thought. Inspiring videos, articles, quiz and downloads on the site Think of an Elephant

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Exactly 50% of Australians participate in the workforce.

Population Clock - Australia's population at  21.35 million

On 30 June 2008 at 13:29:40 AEST, the resident population of Australia is projected to be: 21,350,157

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Unemployment rate at 4.3% for May 2008

The unemployment rate for May 2008 remained steady at 4.3%. The male unemployment rate remained steady at 4.0%, and the female unemployment rate increased by 0.1 percentage point to 4.6%.

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