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      <title>NSW residents are Australia’s biggest users of social media on tablet devices while NSW businesses reduce social media investment</title>
      <description><![CDATA[More NSW residents use tablet devices to connect to social media than any other Australian state, according to the third annual snapshot of Australian social media habits.  ]]></description>
      <link>http://about.sensis.com.au/Media-Releases/?ItemID=1219</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Queenslanders slower to adopt mobile devices for social media but QLD SMBs using social media to engage consumers</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Small to medium businesses (SMBs) appear to be missing the mark when it comes to social media with many lacking strategic direction and failing to measure the success of their activities, according to the third annual social media report released today by Yellow Pages®.

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      <link>http://about.sensis.com.au/Media-Releases/?ItemID=1220</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>South Australians lagging on smartphone use for social media while SA SMBs lead the way when it comes to offering consumer incentives </title>
      <description><![CDATA[More Aussies are connecting to social media, more often, using a mobile device instead of a laptop or PC, a trend South Australians are yet to fully embrace, according to the third annual snapshot of Australian social media habits. ]]></description>
      <link>http://about.sensis.com.au/Media-Releases/?ItemID=1221</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>VIC residents are Australia’s biggest users of social media on smartphones while SMBs miss an opportunity to connect</title>
      <description><![CDATA[More VIC residents use mobile devices to connect to social media than any other state, but Victorian businesses have the country’s largest decrease in social media investment in the past year, according to the third annual snapshot of Australian social media habits.

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      <link>http://about.sensis.com.au/Media-Releases/?ItemID=1222</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Western Australians’ above national average for social media use via smartphone while WA SMBs most likely to have a social media presence</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Western Australians are above the national average when it comes to accessing social media through mobile devices, instead of a laptop or PC, according to the third annual snapshot of Australian social media habits. ]]></description>
      <link>http://about.sensis.com.au/Media-Releases/?ItemID=1223</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Australian SMBs lack direction for social media strategy and measurement</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Small to medium businesses (SMBs) appear to be missing the mark when it comes to social media with many lacking strategic direction and failing to measure the success of their activities, according to the third annual social media report released today by Yellow Pages®.

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      <link>http://about.sensis.com.au/Media-Releases/?ItemID=1224</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Aussies are getting socially mobile while businesses miss the mark!</title>
      <description><![CDATA[More Aussies are connecting to social media, more often, using a mobile device instead of a laptop or PC, according to the third annual snapshot of Australian social media habits. ]]></description>
      <link>http://about.sensis.com.au/Media-Releases/?ItemID=1225</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Australians celebrate Mother’s Day in different ways reveals Yellow Pages® Mobile</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Data from Yellow Pages Mobile Online has unveiled the Mother’s Day-inspired habits of Australians, highlighting the gifts mums around Australia may receive this Mother's Day.]]></description>
      <link>http://about.sensis.com.au/Media-Releases/?ItemID=1218</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Yellow Pages and Google™ to offer free digital marketing education for small business</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Yellow Pages is partnering with and Google™ to deliver free digital marketing education for small businesses at 18 locations around Australia between April and September.]]></description>
      <link>http://about.sensis.com.au/Media-Releases/?ItemID=1216</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Iconic Aussie sports commentators add their voices to Whereis® iPhone app</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Motorists can now be guided to their destination by some of Australia’s most iconic sports commentators, with the latest update to Whereis’ free, turn-by-turn navigation app which is now available for download in the App Store. ]]></description>
      <link>http://about.sensis.com.au/Media-Releases/?ItemID=1215</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>ACT small businesses feeling more confident for 2013 outlook, citing plenty of work in pipeline</title>
      <description><![CDATA[ACT small to medium enterprises (SMEs) recorded the largest increase in business confidence among SMEs during the quarter of any state or territory, according to the Sensis Business Index released today.

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      <link>http://about.sensis.com.au/Media-Releases/?ItemID=1206</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>NSW small businesses feeling bullish, aiming to boost sales and profitability in 2013</title>
      <description><![CDATA[NSW small to medium enterprises (SMEs) recorded a 13 per cent improvement in confidence in the past quarter, with the overall net 33 per cent result the highest since February 2011 and beating the national average of net 28 per cent, according to the latest Sensis Business Index released today.

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      <link>http://about.sensis.com.au/Media-Releases/?ItemID=1207</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Tourism downturn fears and increasing utilities costs drive down NT small business confidence</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Northern Territory small to medium enterprises (SMEs) recorded an 11 per cent drop in confidence in the past quarter compared to the previous one, according to the latest Sensis Business Index released today.

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      <link>http://about.sensis.com.au/Media-Releases/?ItemID=1208</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Lower consumer spending sparks Queensland small business pessimism </title>
      <description><![CDATA[Queensland small business enterprises (SMEs) were the least confident in Australia about 2013 business prospects, citing concerns around weak consumer spending as the main cause for their pessimism, according to the latest Sensis Business Index released today.

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      <link>http://about.sensis.com.au/Media-Releases/?ItemID=1209</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>SA Small Business confidence for 2013 lower than national average</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Despite a five per cent improvement in confidence in the past quarter, South Australia’s small to medium enterprises (SMEs) remain well below the national average, according to the latest Sensis Business Index released today.

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      <link>http://about.sensis.com.au/Media-Releases/?ItemID=1210</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Tasmanian small businesses confidence plummets from sluggish consumer spending</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Tasmanian small to medium enterprises (SMEs) have flagged that lack of consumer spending is the biggest worry impacting their outlook for 2013, according to the latest Sensis Business Index released today.

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      <link>http://about.sensis.com.au/Media-Releases/?ItemID=1211</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Victorian small businesses most confident in Australia for 2013 business outlook</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Victorian small to medium enterprises (SMEs) recorded a net 11 per cent improvement in confidence in the past quarter, making them Australia’s most positive in terms of the outlook for their businesses in the year ahead, according to the latest Sensis Business Index released today.

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      <link>http://about.sensis.com.au/Media-Releases/?ItemID=1212</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>WA small business records boost to confidence about 2013</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Western Australia small to medium enterprises (SMEs) recorded an 11 per cent improvement in confidence in the past quarter, according to the latest Sensis Business Index released today.]]></description>
      <link>http://about.sensis.com.au/Media-Releases/?ItemID=1213</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>SME’s weather tough 2012 but confident economy and business will be better next year</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Despite a tough 2012 Australian small business enterprises (SMEs) feel that the national economy will be better a year from now, the first time in two years that this sentiment was positive overall, according to the Sensis Business Index released today.

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      <link>http://about.sensis.com.au/Media-Releases/?ItemID=1214</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Sensis welcomes ACCCs decision to provide informal clearance for True Local acquisition</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Sensis welcomed today’s decision by the ACCC to provide informal clearance for Sensis’ acquisition of online directory business TrueLocal. ]]></description>
      <link>http://about.sensis.com.au/Media-Releases/?ItemID=1204</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Sensis to host Mashery CEO at API Forum in Melbourne</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Sensis is hosting one of the world’s leading experts on API strategies, Mashery Chief Executive Officer Oren Michels, at an exclusive forum in Melbourne next week to discuss how Australian businesses can benefit from using them.]]></description>
      <link>http://about.sensis.com.au/Media-Releases/?ItemID=1205</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Sensis Proposes Restructure for Digital Growth</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Sensis, Australia’s leading provider of directory and digital marketing services, for small-medium business, today unveiled proposed changes to its operations and business model to accelerate its transition to a digital media business.]]></description>
      <link>http://about.sensis.com.au/Media-Releases/?ItemID=1203</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>International digital media executive to lead Operations at Sensis</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Sensis has today announced the appointment of Jeremy Birt, previously Head of Digital Media at Gulf News in the United Arab Emirates, as Executive General Manager - Operations. ]]></description>
      <link>http://about.sensis.com.au/Media-Releases/?ItemID=1202</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>New TVC shows how Yellow Pages® Mobile makes life easier</title>
      <description><![CDATA[A national consumer television campaign that begins this Sunday shows how the new Yellow Pages device app can make life easier, by providing solutions to problems everyone procrastinates about.]]></description>
      <link>http://about.sensis.com.au/Media-Releases/?ItemID=1201</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Sensis to extend Yellow Pages Network with TrueLocal acquisition</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Sensis has entered into an agreement to acquire News Limited owned online directory business TrueLocal. The agreement is subject to ACCC approval.]]></description>
      <link>http://about.sensis.com.au/Media-Releases/?ItemID=1200</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>All-New White Pages® Online LIVE!</title>
      <description><![CDATA[One of Australia’s oldest and most iconic brands continued its digital transformation this week with the re-launch of White Pages Online.]]></description>
      <link>http://about.sensis.com.au/Media-Releases/?ItemID=1199</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Survey reveals Australia’s biggest procrastinators</title>
      <description><![CDATA[A survey released today by Yellow Pages has revealed Australia is a nation of procrastinators, with 53% of respondents admitting they put off jobs at home or at work.]]></description>
      <link>http://about.sensis.com.au/Media-Releases/?ItemID=1198</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>International Digital Media exec appointed Head of Sensis Digital</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Sensis has announced the appointment of Kelly Brough as Executive General Manager, Digital Partnerships and Innovation, following a global recruitment campaign.]]></description>
      <link>http://about.sensis.com.au/Media-Releases/?ItemID=1197</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Business confidence: small steps in the right direction</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Signs of optimism for the outlook of Australian small and medium businesses are beginning to show, with some business operators reporting confidence that the economy will be stronger a year from now, backed up by improvements in sales and profitability.]]></description>
      <link>http://about.sensis.com.au/Media-Releases/?ItemID=1188</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Big drop in ACT business confidence in past quarter</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The ACT has recorded the largest fall in business confidence among small and medium businesses of any state or territory over the past quarter, with confidence now below the national average.]]></description>
      <link>http://about.sensis.com.au/Media-Releases/?ItemID=1189</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>NSW business confidence grows on back of strong sales and profitability results</title>
      <description><![CDATA[New South Wales small and medium business recorded the highest sales and profitability performance in the past quarter of any Australian state or territory.]]></description>
      <link>http://about.sensis.com.au/Media-Releases/?ItemID=1190</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>NT businesses are the most confident in the country</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Northern Territory businesses have recorded the highest levels of confidence in their business
prospects of any Australian state or territory.]]></description>
      <link>http://about.sensis.com.au/Media-Releases/?ItemID=1191</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Qld business confidence drops – now lowest in the nation</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Confidence levels among Queensland small and medium businesses fell during the past quarter, with
confidence levels now the lowest of any Australian state or territory.]]></description>
      <link>http://about.sensis.com.au/Media-Releases/?ItemID=1192</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Business confidence grows on back of SA employment growth</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Confidence levels among South Australian small and medium businesses have improved for the second successive quarter, according to the November Sensis Business Index released today.]]></description>
      <link>http://about.sensis.com.au/Media-Releases/?ItemID=1193</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Tasmanian business confidence remains above national average</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Confidence levels among Tasmanian small and medium businesses have dropped in the past quarter, however they remain above the national average, according to the November Sensis Business Index released today.]]></description>
      <link>http://about.sensis.com.au/Media-Releases/?ItemID=1194</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Strong rise in Victorian business confidence: Now well above national average</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Victoria has recorded the strongest increase in confidence among small and medium businesses of any state or territory in the past quarter, according to the November Sensis Business Index released today.]]></description>
      <link>http://about.sensis.com.au/Media-Releases/?ItemID=1195</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>WA business confidence falls below national average</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Confidence among Western Australian small and medium businesses fell during the past quarter to levels marginally below the national average, according to the November Sensis Business Index released today.]]></description>
      <link>http://about.sensis.com.au/Media-Releases/?ItemID=1196</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Celebrities drive Whereis® iPhone app over 400,000 downloads</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Whereis® has strengthened its position as the country’s number one free navigation App, thanks to the voices of three famous Australians.]]></description>
      <link>http://about.sensis.com.au/Media-Releases/?ItemID=1187</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Iconic Australian personalities voice Whereis® iPhone app</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Have you ever wanted to go for a drive with Jennifer Hawkins or Dame Edna Everage, or be told ‘where to go’ by ‘The Wog Boy’? Now’s your chance with Whereis® and some of Australia’s most iconic personalities who have voiced the popular navigation iPhone app.]]></description>
      <link>http://about.sensis.com.au/Media-Releases/?ItemID=1186</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Business confidence declines overall but some states shine</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Confidence levels of Australian small and medium businesses have declined for the third consecutive quarter according to the September Sensis Business Index released today.

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      <link>http://about.sensis.com.au/Media-Releases/?ItemID=1177</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Business confidence soars in the ACT</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Business confidence levels in the Australian Capital Territory have soared over the past quarter, with local small and medium businesses regaining their position as the most confident of any Australian state or territory, according to the September Sensis Business Index released today.]]></description>
      <link>http://about.sensis.com.au/Media-Releases/?ItemID=1178</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>NSW business confidence drops amid decreasing sales and profitability</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Confidence levels among New South Wales small and medium businesses have fallen over the past quarter to levels below the national average, according to the September Sensis Business Index released today.]]></description>
      <link>http://about.sensis.com.au/Media-Releases/?ItemID=1179</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Strong economic conditions give NT businesses confidence</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Confidence levels among Northern Territory small and medium businesses remain well above the national average, despite a marginal decline over the past quarter, according to the September Sensis Business Index released today.]]></description>
      <link>http://about.sensis.com.au/Media-Releases/?ItemID=1180</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Qld business confidence is steady amid prices rises and strong employment</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Confidence levels among Queensland small and medium businesses showed little change,falling marginally during the past quarter, according to the September Sensis Business Index released today.]]></description>
      <link>http://about.sensis.com.au/Media-Releases/?ItemID=1181</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>South Australian business confidence improves slightly – but still lowest in the nation</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Confidence levels among South Australian small and medium businesses improved slightly over the past quarter but they remain the lowest of any state or territory, according to the September Sensis Business Index released today.]]></description>
      <link>http://about.sensis.com.au/Media-Releases/?ItemID=1182</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Tasmanian business confidence grows, supported by higher prices and profitability</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Confidence levels among Tasmanian small and medium businesses have increased in the past quarter and are now above the national average, according to the September Sensis Business Index released today.]]></description>
      <link>http://about.sensis.com.au/Media-Releases/?ItemID=1183</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Victorian business confidence falls despite improved sales and profitability</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Confidence levels among Victorian small and medium businesses have fallen over the past quarter and are now in line with the national average, according to the September Sensis Business Index released today.]]></description>
      <link>http://about.sensis.com.au/Media-Releases/?ItemID=1184</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Business confidence in WA now well above the national average</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Confidence has jumped among Western Australian small and medium businesses over the past quarter to levels well above the national average, according to the September Sensis Business Index released today.]]></description>
      <link>http://about.sensis.com.au/Media-Releases/?ItemID=1185</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Internet access anytime, anywhere – Australians love it</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Mobile technology continues to revolutionise the way we live, with a big jump in the past 12 months in the number of Australians using technology to get online no matter where they are.

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      <link>http://about.sensis.com.au/Media-Releases/?ItemID=1174</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Huge jump in older Aussies going online in the past 12 months</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Older Australians have taken to the internet in droves in the past 12 months, with 89 per cent of the over-65s saying they accessed the net last year, up from 59 per cent the year before and a 1000% increase in their use of tablet devices.

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      <link>http://about.sensis.com.au/Media-Releases/?ItemID=1175</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Australian small businesses click with local customers online</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Australian small and medium businesses (SMEs) are struggling to capitalise on the internet’s global nature and are still far more likely to make an online sale to a customer located just around the corner than to someone interstate or overseas.

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      <link>http://about.sensis.com.au/Media-Releases/?ItemID=1176</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Local snappers to bring Yellow Pages to life</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Yellow Pages® is turning its phone books over to the community and asking local photographers in Australia’s major capital cities to submit their best snaps of their suburbs to feature on the cover.]]></description>
      <link>http://about.sensis.com.au/Media-Releases/?ItemID=1173</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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