CMC asked to investigate 2008 political advertising
The Qld Government asks the CMC to investigate who funded a 2008 advertising blitz disparaging Tony Mooney's campaign to become Townsville mayor.
View ArticleTaxpayer-funded advertising 'must benefit the people'
New guidelines say publicly-funded State Government and Opposition advertising must have a direct benefit to the people of Queensland.
View ArticleTourism Qld unveils new advertising
Queensland Premier Anna Bligh has unveiled the state's new tourism campaign aimed at attracting foreign visitors to the sunny north of Australia.
View ArticleQld Government accused of advertising breaches
The Qld Opposition has caught the State Government breaching its own advertising guidelines in a brochure and says it has several more examples.
View ArticleBligh Government accused of more advertising breaches
There has been more debate in Qld Parliament about the rules for publicly funded advertising, the day after two ministers had to repay the cost of a newsletter.
View ArticleComplaint about gay safe sex ads 'homophobic'
There has been an angry reaction to the removal of a safe sex advertisements in Brisbane featuring two gay men hugging.
View ArticleAdshel backs down on gay poster ban
The advertising company that removed gay safe-sex posters from bus shelters around Brisbane following complaints from the Australian Christian Lobby has reversed its decision after a furious reaction...
View ArticleChristian group furious over gay health posters
An advertising company says it was targeted by a small Christian lobby group forcing sexual health posters featuring two men to be removed from Brisbane bus stops.
View ArticleGay safe sex ads reinstated after uproar
An advertising firm reinstates a safe sex campaign for gay couples after learning the Australian Christian Lobby "orchestrated" a series of complaints.
View ArticleRadio station sin-binned for rugby league coverage
A Darwin community radio station has been forced to abandon its live coverage of National Rugby League games because of advertising that ran throughout the program.
View ArticleKatter's anti-gay marriage ad stirs controversy
Gay rights activists have slammed an anti-gay marriage ad by Katter's Australian Party for the Queensland election.
View ArticleGay activist outs ABC employee involvement in Katter's controversial ad
Mt Isa gay rights activist and blogger James Newburrie says an ABC presenter who has been stood aside for undertaking voice over work in an election advertisement for Katter's Australia Party that was...
View ArticleJulie Ainsworth
Julie Ainsworth started out at the 'Newcastle Herald' as a sales rep. forty years ago and ended up General Manager.
View ArticleJane Caro
Jane Caro's long career in advertising has given her a love of direct communication and an allergy to spin.
View ArticleAlain de Botton
Philosopher Alain de Botton likes to focus on the business of everyday life.
View ArticleSkin cancer rates among young Australians falling, researchers say
Skin cancer rates are dropping for the first time among young Australians, with researchers saying it is the first evidence the nation's sun safety campaigns are working.
View ArticleThrow another ad on the barbie
The National Archives are looking back at more than a century's worth of advertising, from the iconic to the bizarre.
View ArticleQueensland Government ads spark Opposition complaint to auditor-general
The Queensland Opposition lodges a complaint with the auditor-general over what it says is a breach by the State Government of the advertising code of conduct ahead of an election.
View ArticleSecond billboard deemed too political by Brisbane Airport in lead-up to G20...
A global anti-corruption group says it is the second organisation to have a billboard banned at Brisbane Airport for political reasons in the lead-up to this month's G20 meeting.
View ArticleWicked Campers' 'disgusting' slogans promote violence against women, say...
The controversial slogans on a Queensland-based company's campervans have sparked a protest in Brisbane.
View ArticleThe making of Jane Caro
Jane Caro's public confidence was hard won during her time in advertising.
View Article'Offensive' Wicked Campers targeted in planned Queensland deregistration laws
Queensland wants to ban vehicles with offensive slogans from its roads, in a move that targets businesses which thrive on the adverse publicity.
View ArticleVirtual reality idea developed by QUT students to help people with a fear of...
A fear of flying makes travelling an ordeal for many people, so a group of Brisbane students hope their idea to use virtual reality headsets on flights will really take off.
View ArticleAvant Card: No more free postcards as company closes after 25 years
Those free postcards you might pick up at your local cafe are about to be no more, as Australia's first postcard advertising company is set to close its doors.
View ArticleBullet billboard 'looking to cause controversy', but gun dealer says it's got...
The gun shop behind a billboard branded controversial by advertising experts says it has got every right to be there, but the local community is split over its message.
View ArticleWicked Camper vans exploit 'obvious legal loophole', Queensland Opposition...
A van painted with a slogan that Ad Standards condemned for its sexually explicit language is spotted in Cairns, with one tourist describing it as "vile".
View ArticleBillboard promoting gun as Christmas gift draws fire from Police Commissioner...
A handgun for Christmas? That is what one store is promoting along a busy Brisbane road in the lead up to the festive season.
View ArticleBrisbane producers see video go global on 13-storey billboard in Times Square
New York's Times Square is home to bright lights and big screens and for two Brisbane producers seeing their video on one of the world's most prominent billboards has been a dream come true.
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