The Age/Sydney Morning Herald: Creativity key to first-time success in red-hot market
Sky-high property prices and competition from overseas investors is enough to drive first-home buyers to despair. But instead of giving up on the great Australian dream, many are thinking outside the square. Read more here.
The Age/Sydney Morning Herald: Grey divorce has huge impact in the retirement years
It used to be the case that having made it to retirement age, married couples were pretty much settled for life. Read more here.
The Age/Sydney Morning Herald: Which part of your email really matters?
Your email sign-off may contain just one or two words, but it can say so much more. Done well, it’s the closer that clinches the deal. Done poorly, it’s like a sour aftertaste. Read more here.
The Age/Sydney Morning Herald: This is why it pays to proofread
It’s in the email sign-off “kind retards”. The job ad for a “pubic relations officer”. And the networking invite where “drinks and nipples” will be served. The perils of not proofreading emails and business documents produce hilarious results for recipients, but not so much for senders. Read more here.
The Age/Sydney Morning Herald: Smoke ’em if you’ve got ’em
There’s money to be made in the niche industry of electronic cigarettes. Read more here.
The Age/Sydney Morning Herald: The town where bookshops never die
For 51 weeks of the year, the small businesses in the sleepy country town of Clunes struggle to attract customers. But on one magical weekend of the year their profits skyrocket and they can barely keep up with demand. Read more here.
The Age/Sydney Morning Herald: There’s a buzz around new hives
Local entrepreneurs have developed an invention that puts honey on tap. Read more here.
The Age/Sydney Morning Herald: What’s the future for live music?
The Hi-Fi bar chain has been resurrected after receivership, but there’s a dwindling number of places where local musos can play. Read more here.
The Age/Sydney Morning Herald: Ready for the silliest day of the year?
Keep your wits about you because the best brains in prankvertising are preparing to suck you in. Read more here.