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Surgeon considers moving family away from Victoria over Australian-African gang violence

06 August 2018

SAMANTHA HUTCHINSON AUGUST 2, 2018 A Melbourne surgeon is considering packing up his family of three and moving interstate after…

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Supermarket plastic bag ban lacks evidence of its benefits

06 August 2018

JUDITH SLOAN AUGUST 2, 2018 The Australian  I happened to be shopping at the supermarket on the day that Andrew…

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Sumo Salad’s struggles: Healthy eating chain enters administration amid search for a saviour

06 August 2018

LIKE a crisp lettuce leaf gone limp, Sumo Salad is in a world of pain. The chain insists it’s a…

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Alibaba CEO: 'New retail' means providing value, maximising data and embracing change

06 August 2018

AACS will visit Alibaba during our September overseas study tour – will you be there…..? Lester Wan 17 July, 2018…

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Coles to provide free reusable bags to shoppers indefinitely

06 August 2018

The Australian AUGUST 1, 2018 Coles has buckled to consumer pressure again and decided to provide free reusable plastic bags…

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Hume among worst for fuel drive-offs in Victoria with servos struggling to cope

06 August 2018

Bridie Byrne and Aleks Devic, Hume Leader August 1, 2018 BOWSER bandits stole petrol almost 200 times across Hume in…

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Coles caves and will give away free plastic bags indefinitely

06 August 2018

Patrick Hatch The Age 1 August 2018 Coles has hoisted a white flag in the face of angry shoppers aggrieved…

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Innovation needs a competitive economy to thrive

06 August 2018

July 30, 2018 The AFR View The first day of The Australian Financial Review Innovation Summit held in Sydney yesterday…

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Retailers to suffer as Amazon set to thrive in Australia: Morgan Stanley

06 August 2018

ELI GREENBLAT Retailers are being warned not to feel complacent about Amazon’s recent low-key launch in Australia and the global…

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The best leaders are those who can keep their egos in check

06 August 2018

TOM HOWARD JULY 31, 2018 Elon Musk’s recent behaviour — featuring attacks on various targets including individual critics, the media…

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Power of Jack Ma’s Ant shakes Chinese banks

06 August 2018

Join the AACS September Study Tour to China to visit Alibaba in Hangzhou….not to be missed More than 620 million…

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Why cash could be costing your business

30 July 2018

Do you remember the last time you were waiting in line to make a purchase only to see a ‘cash…

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