Aviation analysts have warned that Virgin Blue should consider cutting back its expansion plans if it does not want to leave itself open to the consequences of oversupply. UBS analysts Simon Mitchell and Ramoun Lazar warn that expansion plans by domestic airlines may be a little too ambitious for the ...
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Supermarket giant, Woolworths, is facing four separate lawsuits, filed by women who claim they were injured whilst either working at, or shopping in its stores. One woman, a former employee who worked in the bakery, claims that she was injured whilst lifting boxes containing cookie dough. The three other women ...
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Two Qantas flights leaving Sydney for London yesterday have been diverted to Frankfurt airport, after UK airports were forced to shut because of volcanic ash in the atmosphere. As the ash cloud continued to move south across the UK yesterday, air traffic controllers closed both Gatwick and Heathrow airports for ...
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Clothing retailer, Hennes & Mauritz, has hinted that it may be looking to expand into the Australian market in the near future. The Swedish fashion retailer is the second largest in Europe, behind Inditex. Currently, H&M do not have any outlets south of the equator, a situation which the firm’s ...
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In a move to try and cut back on the amount of food that is thrown out by households in New Sout Wales, Minister for the Environment Frank Sartor has launched the ‘Love Food Hate Waste’ campaign. The new campaign is a collaboration between the state government, local councils and ...
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David Cameron has become the youngest British Prime Minister in nearly two centuries. He is six months younger than Tony Blair was when he first entered Downing Street. He is also the first Old Etonian to take up residence in Downing Street since the 1960s. Mr Cameron’s premiership signals the ...
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Ahead of launching their new range of Oven Baked Sandwiches, Domino's Pizza commissioned an online survey to find out what New Zealander’s liked to get up to in their lunch breaks, with some surprising results. According to the poll, one third of respondents have found the time to engage in ...
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Britain’s main political parties are still trying to thrash out deals to decide how exactly the next government will be formed. At present, the most likely coalition will be between the Conservative Party and the Liberal Democrats. However, leader of the Lib Dems Nick Clegg and the Tory leader David ...
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Online travel giant, Expedia, has rolled out its new cinema and television advertising campaign for New Zealand and Australia. The ad features hundreds of male and female hotel housekeepers making up hundreds of different beds in unison, outdoors, under an expansive Australian-looking sky.
The commercial delivers the message that Expedia is ...
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Qantas has been told that it owes thousands of the country’s travel agents substantial sums of money for commissions it has not been paying out since it started charging its passengers a fee for aviation fuel. The surcharge was introduced on all flights in 2004.
Although it was later removed by ...
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