IN THE NEWS THIS WEEK: 7News headline creates major backlash
No matter where in the world you are, you’ve probably heard the term “It’s coming home” over the past few weeks. For England however, their defeat to Italy in a nail-biting UEFA Euro 2021 Final meant otherwise. In a dramatic penalty shoot-out giving Italy the lead to take the crown, three England players Bukayo Saka, […]
IN THE NEWS THIS WEEK: The NRL faces it’s biggest upset of the season yet
With footy season in full swing, we have the pleasure of hunky footy boys gracing our TV screens! This week however as New South Wales persevered in lockdown as the highly contagious Delta strain continues to run rampant throughout the state, some of the NRL’s top footy players have added to the chaos for all […]
IN THE NEWS THIS WEEK: The Britney Spears’ story has reached a conclusion.
Whether you have been following or not the #FreeBritney movement is all we have been able to hear about over the past week. Strap yourselves in as this wild rollercoaster of a story just came to a conclusion… sort of! To add a little background to the story, in 2008 Britney Spears was placed into […]
Expert PR Comment: Channel 9 slammed for “all white” Covid vaccine ad
Channel 9 has been criticised over a new Covid-19 vaccine advertisement that features all white talent. The TV promo, which is designed to encourage people to get vaccinated, fell flat with viewers on Tuesday due to its lack of diversity. Led by The Block’s Scott Cam, the advertisement titled “This is our shot” with the […]
IN THE NEWS THIS WEEK: A PR Round Up!
Bachelorette. You may know her from the infamous Honey Badgers’ season of the Bachelor back in 2018, and this year Brooke Blurton is back with a bang making history as the first openly bisexual lead of Australia’s Bachelorette. Blurton will also be the first indigenous Australian to lead the franchise and if this wasn’t already […]
Expert Comment: NRL and AFL scandals: Devastating toll on Aussie sport
When you hear of another footy player becoming involved in a scandal it’s easy to just shake your head in disbelief. Often this disbelief is not caused by the criminal or salacious acts, even though they are themselves seriously concerning, but disbelief at the fact yet another star has become embroiled in a scandal. The list of […]
IN THE NEWS THIS WEEK: Instagram for kids? What the Zuck!
Earlier this year, Facebook announced plans to build a modified version of Instagram aimed at children < 13 years old. Millions of parents were outraged at this, and they’re not the only ones. US attorneys general from across 44 states and territories have come together to urge the social media giant to abandon the plans. […]
IN THE NEWS THIS WEEK: Woolworths welcomes you to the “Cart Wash”
After the year that was, we hate to admit our inner clean freaks have emerged! This week one of Australia’s leading grocery stores have rolled out a new initiative to combat COVID-19 that has us all excited! On trial in their Oran Park store, Woolworths have launched a trolley disinfectant machine as part of their COVID safe plan that sanitises […]
IN THE NEWS THIS WEEK: Milkshakes bring all the boys to the yard to criticise awkward government consent ad
With the ongoing discussion of sexual consent prevalent amongst the media, this week things took an even uglier turn when a series of videos released by the government to educate youth on sexual consent left most shaking their heads in disgust! From an astounding amount of secondary school girls opening up about their experiences with […]
