Would you feel confident enough to pick a corked wine? The difficulty in identifying corked wines was recently illustrated in London during a seminar organised by a wine and spirits magazine called Harpers on 16 March.
WHILE alliances between major airlines are on the increase, the promise of ‘seamless servicing' to buyers has not yet been met, says Australian Business Travel Association media officer Carole Murphy.
WORKERS may be hiding back injuries from their employers for fear of losing their jobs, says Curtin University of Technology physiotherapy school senior ergonomics lecturer Leon Straker.
It makes interesting news to read that a group of researchers at UCLA are about to embark upon a longitudinal study of the impact of the Internet upon consumers' lives.
Perth-based Mt Grace Resources NL has cut a deal with Magnesium Dev-elopment International (MDI) to evaluate a process called the Heggie metallothermic technology for production of magnesium metal from magnesia.
RURAL access to tele-communications links will be boosted thanks to more than $15 million funding from the Federal Government's Network-ing the Nation program.
A NEW computer cleaning business has opened a branch in WA. Mobile Computer Cleaning pro-vides hygienic cleaning and preventative mainten-ance for computers and electronic equipment in home and corporate offices.
THE Australian Tax Office has landlords firmly in its sights and is conducting a series of audits to catch out the unwary and dishonest, warns the Aust-ralian Society of CPAs.
EMPLOYEES who have high work demands placed on them – but little say – are at risk of injury or ill health, says The OH&S Services Network head Barbara McPhee.
It may seem hard to believe that one event can deliver a strong sales force a valuable contribution to the local community while also achieving strategic marketing objectives.
Western Australia's Department of Resources Development (DRD) has been restructured as part of a drive to increase its effectiveness in securing major resource development projects.
THE Prime Minister and the Treasurer have given away more than was desirable in the revised tax reform package negotiated with the Democrats and reform comprised to this extent is only a marginal improvement on the current system.
A lot is being said about the Year 2000 bug, and with good reason. Airlines, airports and air traffic controllers are still less than certain that the millennium will pass without a hitch.
