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Smoking employees cost businesses extra $6000 a year

10 June 2013

Staff writers news.com.au SMOKING employees cost companies $6000 more than non-smoking employees, new research shows. And the estimate is not…

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Too Many Passwords and No Way to Remember Them. Until Now.

10 June 2013

DAVID POGUE June 5, 2013 The New York Times “If you want to avoid having your identity stolen, use long…

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Simplot mulls shutting its frozen veggies plants in Tasmania and NSW

10 June 2013

John Durie June 06, 2013 The Australian AUSTRALIA’S high cost of living has taken another victim with Simplot Australia considering…

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Amazon prepares to extend business into online food delivery

10 June 2013

6 June 2013 The Guardian Internet giant to start delivering groceries in the US with a view to replicating the…

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We pay 2000% markup on water: Choice

10 June 2013

June 7, 2013 Australians are paying nearly 2000 times more for what is “basically tap water” than they would if…

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Canada lays charges over alleged chocolate bar price fixing

10 June 2013

AFP June 07, 2013 Canadian competition authorities claim Mars, Nestle and distributors colluded to fix the price of Kit Kats,…

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Ireland Moves Ahead With Plain Packaging

03 June 2013

May 29, 2013 NACS Online Ireland will become the first country in the European Union to enforce plain packaging on…

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California Lawmaker Proposes Beverage Tax

03 June 2013

May 29, 2013 NACS Online The bill would add a 1-cent tax per ounce for every bottled sweetened beverage with…

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Online retail sales grow by $2.3bn

03 June 2013

Greg Roberts May 30, 2013 AAP AUSTRALIANS continue to spend more money buying online at the expense of traditional retailers.…

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Fashion chain Zara on fast track to profit

03 June 2013

John Dagge June 03, 2013 Herald Sun FAST fashion chain Zara has bucked the retail gloom in Australia, clocking up…

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It’s my party, I’ll drink if I want to

03 June 2013

Troy Bramston June 03, 2013 The Australian THE temperance movement reached its apogee in Australia during World War I when…

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Ready-to-cook meals on the rise for time-poor families

03 June 2013

Grant Jones and Kylie Fleming May 29, 2013 The Advertiser THEY’RE not restaurant meals but quality cook-at-home dinners when you…

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