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2 weeks ago | 
bandt.com.au | Fredrika Stigell
Alan Joyce, former CEO of Qantas, engaged in corporate "ethics washing" and heavily damaged the airline's brand in the process. That's the view of lawyer Josh Bernstein, speaking at the Sydney Writers' Festival this week. "Alan Joyce positioned himself as a social justice CEO, promulgating impeccable corporate values.
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2 weeks ago | 
bandt.com.au | Fredrika Stigell
Back in March, the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) released gender pay gap figures for private sector employers. Now, WGEA has revealed data from more than 100 Commonwealth public sector employers, including broadcasters SBS and the ABC. While pay gaps are significantly better in the public sector than those in the private sector, there were still many public agencies and employers with large pay gaps favouring men.
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2 weeks ago | 
bandt.com.au | Fredrika Stigell
Following the OUT 2 LUNCH festival last weekend, FISHER announced a surprise pop-up show with Grammy-nominated producer, DJ and label head, Chris Lake, with Liquid I.V. as its official hydration partner. The event was announced days prior on FISHER & Chris Lake's social pages, driving registrations for the official ticket release the day before the gig.
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2 weeks ago | 
bandt.com.au | Fredrika Stigell
Last night, Aussies tuned in to A Current Affair to learn how families claimed 'Brisbane's best astrologer' scammed them out of tens of thousands of dollars. Govindu, the so-called spiritual god, performs 'cosmic miracles' from his Brisbane rental. "He closed his eyes basically and then he said that 'I can see your aura right now and it's been covered by dark forces and there's an indication of black magic being performed on your family'," one father told A Current Affair.
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2 weeks ago | 
bandt.com.au | Fredrika Stigell
Perfection Fresh will join a roster of blue chip brands including Google, Audible, Revlon, Pernod Ricard, Unilever, Breville, Mount Franklin, Wotif and Optus. As part of the partnership, Emotive will roll out Perfection Fresh's refreshed brand identity and develop brand and product campaigns for hero lines including Broccolini, Qukes baby cucumbers, Mix-a-Matos and more. "Fresh produce branding is still a foreign concept for most consumers in what's traditionally seen as a commoditised category.
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2 weeks ago | 
bandt.com.au | Fredrika Stigell
OOH infrastructure owner Wildstone has made three appointments in its Australia team, following the launch of its operations in the country last May, increasing the size of its team to six. The new recruits include Scott Sargeant as commercial director, Zaneta Pawlik as strategy and operations director and Crystal Ku as senior legal counsel. Sargeant joined Wildstone from oOh!media, where he spent more than 17 years.
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2 weeks ago | 
bandt.com.au | Fredrika Stigell
Photoplay director and animator Dropbear (aka Jonathan Chong) has joined forces with Greenpeace Australia on a new animated campaign aimed at raising awareness about the effects of long line fishing on the ocean's ecosystem, particularly the alarming threat it poses to blue sharks, which are the most common victims of bycatch. The campaign's film uses a mixed-media animation style to educate viewers about the unseen effects of industrial fishing practices occurring just off Australia's coastline.
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2 weeks ago | 
bandt.com.au | Fredrika Stigell
Global marketing agency TEAM LEWIS has secured a trio of retainer client wins in Australia: global professional services and technology company Cognizant, hot cloud storage provider Wasabi Technologies, and automated endpoint management platform NinjaOne, following competitive pitches. The global tech leaders identified TEAM LEWIS Australia as their ideal partner to provide strategic consultancy and implementation across their communications efforts in Australia and New Zealand.
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2 weeks ago | 
bandt.com.au | Fredrika Stigell
The Seven Network has announced the launch of its newest 7plus streaming channel, Below Deck Vault, in the rapidly growing FAST channel category. Created as part of Seven's partnership with NBCUniversal, Below Deck Vault brings viewers curated episodes from the Below Deck franchise. It is the latest addition to a collection of NBCUniversal content on Seven and 7plus, including 7Bravo, movies and drama series.
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2 weeks ago | 
bandt.com.au | Fredrika Stigell
Phillips joined Vinyl Media earlier in 2025 following Vinyl Group's acquisition of Concrete Playground, the digital city guide that curates events, experiences and trends in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Auckland, and Wellington. Bringing 15 years of experience leading editorial, creative and commercial teams for media businesses, Phillips has spent almost a decade at Concrete Playground, most recently as general manager.
