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IKEA will pay you $150 an hour to ‘create happiness’
Does tidying spark joy? IKEA has a $150-an-hour job for you.
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Jeanswest to shut 37 stores and cut nearly 300 workers
The clothing retailer has named the stores that are set to close its doors.
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'Battle-hardened' banking heavyweight John McFarlane will become Westpac's new chairman, as former bosses depart amid scandal
* John McFarlane has been named as the new Westpac chairman to replace long-serving Lindsay Maxsted. * McFarlane previously served for a decade as ANZ CEO before going to the UK and turning around British banking giant Barclays. * Westpac hopes McFarlane's experience will be enough to steer it
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What the Year of the Rat means for your finances
The rat, the first of all Chinese zodiac animals, represents wealth, vitality and new beginnings.
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10 things you need to know this morning in Australia
Good morning.1\. Malcolm Turnbull has formally joined the thriving club of former prime ministers who spend their days sniping those who followed them. In a wide-ranging interview with the BBC, he slammed Scott Morrison in no uncertain terms over the latter's approach to climate change and the
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Amazon-owned security camera company Ring is launching new devices in Australia, despite serious security scandals in the US
* Ring is extending its push into Australia at the same time it is facing scandals at home in the US. * The security camera company, owned by Amazon since 2016, is facing lawsuits after customers complained hackers were able to access their devices and issue threats through them. * Other customers
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German supermarket giant Kaufland has bizarrely pulled the plug on its Australian expansion at the last minute, with little explanation
* Supermarket giant Kaufland has reneged on its ambitious plans for Australia, announcing on Wednesday it would no longer be opening any stores. * It's a significant about face for the company, which had planned around 30 initial stores and a distribution centre worth more than $450 million.
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$47k twist after Target worker shamed on social media
This Target employee was shamed for not selling an item at its marked price, but is now $47,000 richer.
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A new class action alleges NAB charged 330,000 customers excessive fees and commissions years after it was meant to stop
* NAB is facing a new class action alleging it mismanaged some $6.8 billion in superannuation for its members. * Maurice Blackburn, the law firm filing the action, alleges NAB Group subsidiaries MLC and Nulis "delayed the compulsory transition of super into low-fee accounts and as a result extracted
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Amazon has entered the Australian gig economy with the launch of Amazon Flex – like Uber, but for delivering packages
* Amazon has announced the launch of Amazon Flex in Australia. * Flex is an app which offers users the opportunity to deliver Amazon packages under an Uber-like gig economy model. * Initially, the service is only available in Sydney and Melbourne. * Visit Business Insider Australia's homepage
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Amazon has entered the Australian gig economy with the launch of Amazon Flex – like Uber, but for delivering packages
* Amazon has announced the launch of Amazon Flex in Australia. * Flex is an app which offers users the opportunity to deliver Amazon packages under an Uber-like gig economy model. * Initially, the service is only available in Sydney and Melbourne. * Visit Business Insider Australia's homepage
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Why 23,000 people applied for job with no hot water, electricity
Despite the island having no electricity or hot water, thousands wanted the job.
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Revealed: The most hated office tasks in the country
Nearly half of Aussies say they’d quit their job if the admin became too much.
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The RBA could buy Australia's coal mines and dirty power plants as a last resort to save the environment and the economy
* An international monetary organisation has suggested the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) could be pressured to buy up the country's "carbon-intensive assets" as a last resort to avert an economic or financial disaster. * The Bank of International Settlements (BIS) released a report outlining
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‘Bulls**t habits’ you need to quit to survive the future of work
Want to succeed at work? You need to quit these 'bulls**t habits'.
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Best job in Australia? The in-demand $110k job workers love
Java developers are in demand, they love their jobs and they earn $110,000.
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Australia’s 15 most in-demand job skills – and where to learn them for free
This is your ultimate guide to upskilling in 2020.
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A look at Rafael Nadal's investments – including luxury yachts, a restaurant chain and his $62,000-per-person tennis academy
* World's number 1 men's singles tennis player Rafael Nadal is here in Australia for the 2020 Australian Open tennis tournament. * As one of the highest paid tennis players of all time, we take a look at some of his investments over the years. * These include Nadal's homes in Spain and
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These are the 15 most in-demand skills in Australia right now, according to LinkedIn
* Professional networking platform LinkedIn has revealed the top 5 soft and top 10 most sought-after skills separating Australian job candidates in 2020. * Creativity and persuasion ranked highly in soft skills, while blockchain, cloud computing and AI took out top honours in the hard skills category
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Aussie neobank Volt has just clinched another $70 million from investors – before it even publicly launches
* Investors have just backed Volt to the tune of $70 million, after the Australian neobank closed a Series C funding round. * The latest injection, $10 million over target, brings the digital bank's total equity to $100 million. * It's a mark of the enthusiasm for digital banking, all despite
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What will make a business leader successful in 2020
Here are four tips for leaders to ready their business for success in the new decade.
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No pay rises for ‘scared’ Aussie workers in 2020
Those holding out for a pay rise in 2020 shouldn’t hold their breath as the economy struggles to break free from slow growth.
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This woman's side-hustle made $112,000 in 18 months
Renting out a rarely used family asset has now turned into a business.
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Job interview blind spots that kill your chances of scoring the role
Recruiters reveal the most common mistakes candidates make.
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This is the most miserable day of the year
A psychologist has coined the third Monday of the year 'Blue Monday'.
