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Jason Haines, the managing director of Canberra food relief charity St John’s Care, said it made him “physically sick” to know that scammers were “preying on people that are basically going without”.

‘I can’t buy food for my children’: Facebook profits from charity scams costing taxpayers

Facebook operator Meta has been repeatedly warned about a nasty genre of scam ads targeting Australians, but they continue to be published.

  • Aisha Dow

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Index image for story on bookmaker Colossalbet being prosecuted by Liquor and Gaming NSW.

‘A young guy went too far, went rogue’: Sports betting agency faces closure over racy ad campaign

The online bookie ran promotions showing NRL star Valentine Holmes with a bag of white powder and featuring pornographic imagery and slogans.

  • Chris Barrett and Eryk Bagshaw
Communications Minister Michelle Rowland briefed executives about the wagering plan in August but the package has been put on ice.

Labor shelves crackdown on gambling ads until after election

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s timidity on the gambling advertising debate was evidence of his alleged weakness of character.

  • Paul Sakkal
Picklebet advertising on Sydney light rail.

This is what’s disappearing from Sydney’s train, buses and metro

Sydney’s trains, buses, metro and light rail are profitable advertising billboards for the state government. But commuters have had enough of some promotions.

  • Alexandra Smith
The heritage brand that became an icon of 1980s' Australian fashion will become part of retail history after its owner, Mosaic Brands, announced its closure.
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The demise of Katies

The heritage brand that became an icon of 1980s' Australian fashion will become part of retail history after its owner, Mosaic Brands, announced its closure.

Labor takes a chance on gambling reform delay

The Albanese government is under fire for failing to legislate a recommended ban on gambling advertisements.

  • The Herald's View
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Company influencer marketing budgets are expanding as the industry booms.

$10,000 for making one video? Maybe it’s time to switch careers

If you want to earn money, forget medicine, law and engineering – play Minecraft on YouTube, or post lifestyle TikToks to start raking in serious coin.

  • Kayla Olaya
The first TV Vegemite girl, enjoying a snack.

Anatomy of a jingle: Where have advertising’s catchiest earworms gone?

They’re cheesy, sometimes annoying, but always catchy. In the golden days of Australian advertising, jingles dominated radio and TV. Are they gone forever?

  • Hannah Kennelly

Stigma is still forcing some women to dodge these products… period

Once, ads for sanitary products banked on women’s sense of shame. Now, period ads showing stigma are well and truly out of favour.

  • Wendy Tuohy
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Communications Minister Michelle Rowland.

Rowland in the deep on Labor’s big gamble

It should have been a political win for Labor to curtail ads that annoy voters. Instead, questionable political management put the government on the defensive.

  • Paul Sakkal

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