Anauction for two new Australian television licenses may not go ahead before a general election due later this year, a spokeswoman for Communications Minister Helen Coonan said Monday.
The auction for the Channel A and B licenses was expected to be held in October, but technical delays could push it out beyond an expected October or [...]

Media and newspaper group Fairfax Media expects the Government to delay its much-trumpeted auction for two new television licences until after this year’s federal election.
The Government’s auction for the Channel A and B licences was originally slated for October.
But speaking on Sky News Sunday Business, Fairfax chief executive David Kirk said he had no indication [...]

The Queensland Police Service and online marketplace eBay have teamed up in a world first initiative which will help protect consumers rights online, Minister for Police Judy Spence said today. “As with all transactions, consumer protection is vital and the Queensland Police Service and eBay are at the forefront of consumer protection in cyberspace,” Ms [...]

On Tuesday 7 August, many new auction records were set and several artists made their auction debut at what has been Bonhams & Goodman’s most successful art auction ever. The auction of Australian, International and Aboriginal Fine Art saw a total result of $4,519,020.00 - an increase of 30% on the celebrated April auction [...]

A Sydney book dealer has paid AUD$288,000 at an auction conducted by Bonhams & Goodman after a frenzy of bidding from Australian museums, dealers and private collectors. The result is a new world auction record for an Australian manuscript and amplifies the current interest in Australian historical items.
The 18th century official manuscript, a single sheet [...]

Pickles Auctions launched their impressive and dynamic new website www.pickles.com.au securing their place as the most popular car auction website in Australia.
Commenting on the new website, Bev Cameron, National Marketing Manager, said “We are delighted with the launch of our new website and believe the contemporary look-and-feel and dynamic new functionality, such as My Pickles, [...]

An Australian court has ordered a man to hand over a vintage plane after he tried to back out of an eBay auction, a newspaper reported Friday.
The New South Wales state Supreme Court ordered Vin Thomas to complete the deal after he changed his mind about selling the 1946 World War II Wirraway plane he [...]