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Today's RBA decision is likely to keep rates on hold

AT 2.30pm today the RBA announces its first cash rate decision for the year. We expect no change in the cash rate which currently stands at 2.50%.

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IT firm eyes $1b revenues

A SMALL company which first caught the eye of global software giant Microsoft five years ago is on the cusp of delivering a very rich future.

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Aussie firms optimistic as forecast sales hit decade high

AUSTRALIAN firms including those in regional areas are beaming with optimism as forecast sales hit their highest point in a decade, according to new data.

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Staff left without pay after Pizza Hut store shut down

PIZZA Hut employees have been without pay or work after the store on Ruthven and Stenner St was forced to close.

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Investors lose their taste for risk as Europe weakens

RISK aversion prevailed on Friday night, with concerns about emerging markets lingering and European economic data disappointing investors.

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IT SEEMS governments are finally coming around to the idea that virtual currencies are here to stay.

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Out of work? You should blame computers

EXPERTS have warned that rapidly improving artificial intelligence could lead to mass unemployment just days after Google purchased a company dedicated to AI.

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Wow! and this is news? Back in the '80's computers were going to lower the working week, give the people more leisure time and cut down on paper work. Yes jobs will decline, but not just as a result of computers. Rather technology and mechanisation...

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IF YOU have never come to terms with the Kardashians, you might struggle with the concept of a Vine celebrity.

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Vine celebs might be torture for Kardashian-haters

ROCKSTAR Games was forced to take GTA V offline to deal with billions of dollars in counterfeit virtual dollars.

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Beat the cheats or we’ll go elsewhere

WESTERN media and bloggers have dubbed it “food porn”, but in its home country of South Korea it’s known simply as meok-bang: “broadcast eating”.

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Dining and ‘onlining’ - welcome to Food Porn

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Get ahead with the plastic

IT'S round about now that those post-festive season credit card statements start to arrive in the mail.

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<strong>OPINION: </strong>The bank wants to lend money. But we want to see good account conduct.

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Is your accounting record tidy before you ask for a loan?

ON FRIDAY, RBA Board member, Heather Ridout, said in an interview that the currency had not fallen enough to help shield the economy from a mining slowdown.

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Fears dollar not low enough to shield from mining collapse

TODAY'S column is a cautionary tale about fools being penny-wise and pound-foolish, about a man who came to see how he might defraud his trustee in bankruptcy.

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Penny-wise fools can end up broke without proper help

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A dog running along the beach at sunset, as captured in fading light with a Canon Powershot G16.

Canon's G16 Powershot offers power and sensitivity

WITH a powerful new processor and super sensitive sensor, Canon’s compact Powershot G16 delivers some exceptional photographs in the most trying of conditions.

AT THIS stage in the year the one thing people want is value.

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Invizimals: Lost Kingdom is good value if a bit wobbly

IS COUCH multi-player dying? Are the new batch of consoles abandoning the traditions of gaming history?

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Couch multi-player can be satisfying

BETHESDA has announced a cast of Academy Award and Golden Globe luminaries for their upcoming Elder Scrolls Online game.

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Bethesda announces all-star cast for Elder Scrolls Online

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