GP-turned-MP to demand action on junk food advertising
Exclusive
Crossbench

GP-turned-MP to demand action on junk food advertising

Sophie Scamps,a GP before joining parliament,says Australia’s obesity epidemic is threatening to overwhelm the nation’s health system.

  • byDana Daniel

Latest

‘Worse than tobacco’:Climate activists push for ban on fossil fuel ads

‘Worse than tobacco’:Climate activists push for ban on fossil fuel ads

Climate advocacy group Comms Declare is advocating for a tobacco-style blanket ban on advertising for coal,oil and gas companies.

  • byAngus Dalton
Shiny hands and clean camels
Opinion
Column 8

Shiny hands and clean camels

Can Dapto survive its latest brush with fame?

Processed food ads leaves a bad taste
Opinion
Opinion

Processed food ads leaves a bad taste

Each day our children are bombarded with advertising for processed food,and it’s shaping their diet and their future.

  • byJane Martin andSandro Demaio
Push to fight ‘dark marketing’ preying on children and young people

Push to fight ‘dark marketing’ preying on children and young people

In two weeks,204 young people were personally targeted with more than 5000 “dark marketing” ads for harmful products in their social media feeds.

  • byWendy Tuohy
Samsung fined over false water resistance claims for Galaxy phones

Samsung fined over false water resistance claims for Galaxy phones

Samsung knew about the risks of corrosion damage to the phones’ charging ports after water exposure,but pushed on with its marketing campaign.

  • byJessica Yun
Advertisement
Palmer splashed $31m on ads during six-week election campaign

Palmer splashed $31m on ads during six-week election campaign

Clive Palmer spent more than $5 million a week on advertising between the election being called on April 10 and the broadcast blackout at midnight on May 18,Nielsen figures show – more than the Labor and Liberal parties combined.

  • byLisa Visentin
Snapchat profit warning heralds hard times for digital media

Snapchat profit warning heralds hard times for digital media

Privacy changes have made ads less effective or more costly while a forecast economic slump is weighing on brands’ spending.

  • byNick Bonyhady
United Australia Party launches last-minute blitz of misleading WHO ads

United Australia Party launches last-minute blitz of misleading WHO ads

Preferences from the minor party could prove crucial in the outcome of key seats ahead of what is predicted to be a close election.

  • byNick Bonyhady andLisa Visentin
A barage of online ads is coming as election goes into blackout mode

A barage of online ads is coming as election goes into blackout mode

An election-eve broadcasting blackout ban begins on Wednesday night but online it’s a free-for-all,where Labor has been going hard.

  • byLisa Visentin
Netflix tells employees ads may come by end of 2022

Netflix tells employees ads may come by end of 2022

Netflix could introduce its lower-priced ad-supported tier by the end of the year,a more accelerated timeline than originally indicated,the company told employees in a recent note.

  • byJohn Koblin andNicole Sperling