Topic “Australia” — Exporter Magazine

Apple Inc misled customers in Australia with claims the new iPad connects to 4G networks, when that’s not the case, the competition regulator said, according to a Bloomberg. Australians’ love affair with Facebook and Twitter has not translated into a love of the brands active on those sites with only 18 per cent of people rating social media as a reliable place for company information, according to The Age. Perth-based cattle exporter Inter­national Livestock Exports has suspended shipments to an Indonesian abattoir after disturbing footage emerged this week of slaughter practices there, triggering an investigation by Australian authorities that could cost the company its export licence, according to StockandLand’s website. Australian airline Qantas will also be axing around 500 jobs after a review of its maintenance and catering businesses, early retirement of aircraft and the abandonment of two major international routes. Jet fuel prices will top the list of challenges facing Qantas and Virgin Australia this year as their single biggest expense hovers well above $US120 a barrel, according to the Sydney Morning Herald.