Category: Communication

Aussie-founded communications startup raises $12M in Series A

Months after the first shipping of its product, communications startup Loose Cannon Systems has raised A$12 million in a Series A....

Twitter completes wipeout of workforce in Australia – SMH

The SMH has reported that Twitter has now totally wiped out its workforce in Australia after firing its remaining staff in the country....

ACMA urged to continuously push compliance to misinformation code

According to ABC, the ACMA should keep playing a key role in encouraging digital platforms' compliance with the Misinformation Code....

When Compliments Have Unintended Consequences

As social creatures, we love good company and good conversation. One of the ways we bond is by expressing admiration and appreciation through compliments. But...

Telstra criticises plans for mandatory mobile roaming

Telstra has slammed assertions that mandatory mobile roaming would alleviate the country's regional phone coverage crisis....

CNN names Western Australia a top tourist destination for 2023

CNN has named WA a top tourist destination for 2023, calling the chance to see an approaching solar eclipse in one of the state's most...

Federal govt to host national roundtable on online dating safety

On January 25, Communications Minister Michelle Rowland will facilitate a roundtable discussion on measures for online dating safety....

Twitter breach exposes 200 million email addresses

More than 200 million email addresses were obtained in a Twitter breach, which were then posted on a hacking forum....

China bans COVID response critics on social media

More than 1000 people who had criticised the China's COVID response on social media had their accounts suspended or cancelled....

Values-driven and outcomes-focused leader Matt Macklin of Swinburne

Matt Macklin, Director of Communications and Media at Swinburne, talks about the lessons he has learned and the values he upholds as a communications professional....

Public schools sue tech giants for exacerbating mental health issues

Public schools in Seattle are suing social media companies in an effort to hold them responsible for worsening mental health issues....

Elon Musk accepts poll results to leave as Twitter CEO

Elon Musk said that he will resign as Twitter CEO once a replacement has been found after 17.5 million voted in a poll for him...

Op-Eds 2022: Thriving in the new normal of communication 

In this compilation piece, we go over the insightful thoughts that our distinguished contributors shared on our channel in 2022....

Featured Leaders 2022: Responding to the changes in the communication landscape 

Check this rundown of the best Featured Leaders we published in 2022, their experiences and the lessons you can learn from them....

Apple, Microsoft are not trying to end child exploitation – eSafety report

Apple and Microsoft are not doing their share to prevent online child exploitation by failing to aggressively monitor their platforms for such content....

Consultation on regional connectivity program rules launched

Draft rules for the Round 3 of Australia's Regional Connectivity Program are now out for public consultation....

Twitter restricts sharing links to social media competitors

Twitter has announced that it will suspend accounts that have been created for the sole purpose of sharing links and/or or advertising usernames to social...

Foxtel Chair appointed as new Australia Post head

Siobhan McKenna, Chair of the Board of Foxtel Group, has been named as the new Chair of the Australia Post Board for a term of...

NBN Co blasts ‘free-riding’ users, suggests cutting price tier gaps

NBN Co has again blasted customers for choosing plans that mismatch their usage, claiming they "in effect 'free-ride'" on its network....

Exciting changes to anticipate from Pinterest in 2023

Pinterest will have a lot of room to grow in 2023 as it continues its quest to becoming the social media ecommerce centre....