The Federal Government has endorsed an Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation proposal to make all packaging recyclable, compostable or reusable by 2025, in response to China’s waste import restrictions. The government will also invest in trash-burning incinerators.

More than 20 printers from four Australian states attended this year's Dscoop USA conference in Dallas, Texas, which Kelvin Gage, chairman of Dscoop Asia-Pacific and Japan, hailed as 'a return to the great Dscoops of old'.

Keep Me Posted accused Assistant Treasurer Michael Sukkar of pushing a corporate agenda in a newly launched government campaign that encourages consumers to 'Go paperless to save money.'

The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union has slammed the Australian Industry Group for its “disturbing” opposition to the union’s application to update the Graphic Arts, Printing and Publishing Award.

Graphic and packaging designers can now make seeing, using and communicating colour easier, with Pantone’s Super Chips and Super Swatch on-demand prints.

Tickets are on sale and selling fast for this month’s final three state Printing Industries Craftsman Awards (PICA) nights to be held in South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales.

Ricoh has launched the new Pro C9200, a heavy production digital sheet-fed toner press that builds on the ProTM C9100 technology platform with a number of productivity and quality enhancements.

Tate Hone continues to expand his family’s specialist print trade supplier and embellishment company with a buyout of high-profile Sydney print finisher as part of his strategy to grow through acquisition and investment.

With two weeks left in Currie Group's State of Indigo competition, the Blues are one win away from wrapping up the series - but if the Maroons take next week, a nailbiting tie-breaker will be in store. NSW leads 4-3 in the nine-week competition, meaning the next round could decide the contest.

NSW publisher Lovatts Media has bought popular Nourish magazine following last month’s collapse of former publisher, Melbourne-based Blitz Publications and its printing division, Graphic Impressions. Nourish will be redesigned with a focus on sustainability.

ACT-based CanPrint Communications has won another major Federal Government contract, signing a four-year deal with the Australian Tax Office worth $8,306,037.11 for the supply of Material packing and handling.

APN Outdoor has appointed Jeremy Howe as its new chief strategy and innovation officer, reporting to CEO James Warburton. Howe comes to APN Outdoor from Telstra, where he most recently served as director of product innovation for retail.

From a small five-man operation 15 years ago, Dashing Group has grown into a powerhouse printer employing more than 130 people in Sydney and Melbourne. Jake Nelson went along to Dashing's production facility in Lane Cove to learn more about this company on the go.

The march of inkjet in digital label printing continues with Melbourne's third installation of a Screen Truepress Jet L350UV digital press. The new addition at ExelPrint in Rowville "enables us to go to the next level of tag and label production."

Entries are now open for the Australasian Catalogue Association’s (ACA) 27th Annual Awards and this year’s event will feature new categories with an increased focus on effective retail marketing.

When the laminator at Sydney’s Hogan Print finally wore out after years of hard work, the owners knew exactly where to turn: Currie Group, which had supplied equipment for five years. Now their new laminator and folder are up and running. Hogan Print couldn’t be happier.