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An Australian expert on consumer behaviour has warned that this year's slow Christmas sales marked the beginning of a changing retail climate. Dr Paul Harrison from Deakin University says for the last five years, Australian retailers have enjoyed a s
Farmers are warning that proposal to slash water allocations along the Murray-Darling would cause job losses and push up food prices. The proposal is expected to recommend deep cuts to irrigators' water entitlements. The plan will be released tomorro
Optimism at the Chilean mine continues to grow with more than half of the miners now rescued. Twenty-one miners have now been winched to safety, and authorities say the operation is now running ahead of schedule. Schapelle Corby has been accused of f
The Australian dollar has hit parity with the US dollar for the first time since the Australian currency was floated. The new post-float high comes after a rally over recent months that's been fueled by growing expectations the Federal Reserve will p
In business, Optus has called for Telstra's proposals on its participation in the national broadband network to be blocked. Optus' chief executive Paul O'Sullivan says Telstra's current plan for the separation of its retail and wholesale arms wholesa
New data shows retail sales in Britain rallied sharply in January. It comes as weather conditions eased after what was seen as a snow-induced slump in December. Sales jumped just under 2 per cent in January from the previous month. Experts say the tr
The Australian share market has snapped aseven-day winning streak after unrest in Egypt sent global markets tumbling.The All Ords and the ASX200 closed down nearly three quarters of a per cent. Despite a record annual profit of $14 billion, Rio Tinto
One of Australia's pre-eminent boardman Stock... has given a frank assessment to Europe's financial problems, saying he never believes the euro would succeed. Former treasury head and reserve bank boardman says the euro was compromised from the very
Seven West Media was the worst performing stock in the ASX top 200 list of stocks,ending 14% lower.Investors bailed out of the shares after the announcement,former energy executive,Don Bounty,will take over as chief executive for Media stalwart,David
Report: State of Black America a 'Tale of Two Nations' 美国的黑人州两国的故事 NEW YORK The National Urban League has described this year's State of Black America report as a tale of two nations. The group's annual report, released in March
At an economic forum just held in Washington D.C., one of China's most influential economists has predicted an 8% growth rate for China in the coming decade. Our Washington correspondent Liu Kun has the details. Justin Lin Yifu, professor at the Nati
to tell me to keep going, 告诉我我应该走下去 and that they want to make sure their daughters will still be alive to see a world 并且他们希望他们的女儿能够活着看到这世上 where women have parity, economically and politicall
A 2009 survey found that only 9 percent of people in dual-earner marriages said that they shared housework, child care, and breadwinning evenly. 2009年的一项调查发现,双薪家庭里只有9%的夫妻表示会共同分担家务劳动,一同承
AS IT IS 2015-06-14 The Living Wage Debate Has Many Sides Workers and employers around the world argue over the issue of a minimum wage. Workers says they want to receive a minimum living wage that permits them to meet the most basic needs of life su
US Fencers Prepare for Olympics Nzingha Prescod trains at the Fencers Club in New York City. The Columbia University student began fencing at the age of nine, and is trying to contain her excitement about going to the Olympics. I don't think I want t
The United Nations chose the theme of women and science education for this year's International Women's Day to highlight the gender gap in many parts of the world between the number of men and women scientists. Yanti, a scientist developing new chemi
Championship races, two world titles up for grabs but one big difference: the crowd. It seems sport is the last bastion of sexism and cycling is no different. At the World Road Championships this week, the woman's time trial event attracted around a
BEIJING, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- The central parity rate of yuan, the Chinese currency, Tuesday gained 2 points to 6.5881 against the U.S. dollar, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trading(外汇交易) System. China's central bank announced in
The central parity rate of the Chinese currency weakened against the U.S. dollar two days in a row after a relaxation of controls on capital outflows, ending a record 11-day rise. China is pursuing a prudent and neutral monetary policy in 2017, apply
What is a fair wage? Why aren't more people in the world offered pay equality? These are some of the questions the United Nations International Labour Organisation (ILO) has recently investigated. With a global population of over seven billion, is it