Author: Jaw de Guzman

Two in three Aussies back junk food ad ban, says survey

Two in three Australians back a junk food ad ban during children’s viewing hours, a poll indicates. One of Canberra’s newest additions is using the...

New report to shed light on rise of far-right extremism

The growth of far-right extremism in Victoria and how the COVID-19 pandemic influenced it will be explored in a new report. Victoria’s Legal and Social...

What Australia went through under PM Albanese’s first 100 days

What has Australia achieved under Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s first 100 days? Let’s go over below. Within hours of being officially sworn in as Australia’s...

Ex-security chief exposes Twitter’s cybersecurity misrepresentation

Twitter Inc misled US federal regulators about its defences against hackers and spam accounts, the social media company’s former security chief Peiter Zatko says in...

6 communication fun facts you probably didn’t know

Fun facts help people break the ice when initiating conversations. A dose of informative and mind-boggling facts makes any chat, no matter how formal, lighter....

Russian leader detained for Ukraine invasion criticism

Russian opposition politician Yevgeny Roizman has been shown being detained at his home in a video published on social media, in the latest move by...

Slow internet among barriers to Australia’s productivity

A five-year efficiency inquiry into the country’s “data and digital dividend” has found the slow internet is among the barriers to Australia’s productivity. Inadequate internet,...

Elon Musk subpoenas Twitter’s former boss for docs

Tesla owner and billionaire Elon Musk, who is fighting a legal battle regarding his shelved efforts to buy the social network Twitter, has subpoenaed Twitter...

Keeping up with supply chain comms ft. Elyse Glenn of Schneider Electric

Communications used to be such an underappreciated element in supply chain management. But with the pandemic disrupting the way we do business, came the improved...

Gov calls for review of critical technologies for economy and security

The federal government is inviting Australians to say which critical technologies will matter most to the economy and national security over the next decade. Businesses...

Anti-tobacco smoking campaigns take a back seat to vaping

Anti-tobacco smoking campaigns are running out of puff, with a new report indicating a shift in public health campaign funding and attention to e-cigarettes. A...

High Court decision on Google shocks defamation lawyers

In a huge win for internet giant Google, the court found the search engine was not legally responsible for defamatory news articles as it was...

High Court finds Google not responsible for defamatory articles

Australia’s highest court has ruled Google is not legally responsible for defamatory news articles as it is not the publisher of such content. A majority...

Aussie children exposed to news coverage face distress

Australian children exposed to news coverage are facing significant rates of distress, prompting expert warnings for parents and carers to keep an open dialogue about...

Social media platforms, online influencers to come under ACCC’s scrutiny

Online “influencers” and new social media platforms will come under the Australian competition regulator’s scrutiny. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is examining the...

Businesses warned of cybersecurity risks with new domain changes

Business owners have been warned of increased cybersecurity risks in the wake of changes to Australian internet domains. New rules were introduced in March this...

Aussie Indigenous languages to be revived with help of American experts

Native American linguists have traveled to Central Australia in an effort to save Indigenous languages from extinction. Learning their native language enables First Nation Australians...

Thought leadership: Scoring authority among your audience

More brands today are gaining attention and impact through thought leadership. Positioning yourself as a brand of authority that people can trust gives your business...

NSW is the second Australian state to ban Nazi symbols

New South Wales becomes the second state in Australia, after Victoria in June, to ban the use of Nazi symbols. With the landmark legislation, intentionally...

Google ordered to pay $60m for misleading data collection policy

Google has agreed to pay $60 million in penalties flowing from a long-running court fight with the Australian competition watchdog over the tech giant misleading...