The National Audit Office has delivered a scathing attack on the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) over its $27 million contract with Fuji Xerox Document Management Solutions to scan ballot papers in the 2016 federal election.

EFI unveiled two new inkjet solutions at Connect 2018: the flatbed HSF4 printer and the upgraded FabriVU 340i. The supplier also launched its MarketDirect customer engagement software and is gearing up to release Productivity Suite 6.0. Jake Nelson filed this report from Las Vegas.

The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) continues to pump millions of dollars into the local printing industry, with new deals for Fergies and IVE Group unveiled on the federal government’s AusTender site.

Australian-based multinational Amcor has become the first global packaging company to pledge that all of its packaging will be recyclable or reusable by 2025. “Our aspiration is to be the leading global packaging company," says Amcor CEO Ron Delia (pictured).

EFI Connect 2018 has hosted CEO Guy Gecht's 'fireside chat', which this year featured the first two customers of the Nozomi C18000 inkjet packaging printer: Eric Bacourt of Spanish packaging giant Hinojosa Packaging Solutions, and Mal McGowan of Ireland's McGowans Print.

By 2021, more than a billion parcels will reach Australia per year, according to global technology company Pitney Bowes, which has released its second annual Parcel Shipping Index that measures both volume and spend.

As industrial action at Australian Paper’s envelope-manufacturing facility in Melbourne enters its second week, union organisers say the company is quickly running out of envelopes. The AMWU says the picket line is holding firm because workers 'don’t trust the company.'

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Employment Minister Michaelia Cash visited Brisbane’s Print Approach to congratulate owners Tom and Luke Eckersley on their success with the PaTH youth employment scheme.

EFI Connect 2018 has kicked off with the keynote address from CEO Guy Gecht, who urged printers to get on board with the "fourth industrial revolution" of artificial intelligence, robotics and big data, or be left behind. Jake Nelson filed this report from Las Vegas.

The Australian Taxation Office is asking for more than $100 million from HT&E, formerly APN News and Media, over former masthead licenses from their New Zealand branch, according to a NBR report.

Chris Segaert (pictured) has stepped into the position of national honorary secretary on the board of the Printing Industries Association of Australia, while Ron Patterson of Victoria becomes the new national honorary treasurer.

“This is the opportunity for the industry to highlight the phenomenal work being produced by New Zealand printers annually for customers." There’s one week left until the close of regular entries for the 25th annual Pride in Print Awards in New Zealand.

The launch of the KodakOne image rights platform and its associated cryptocurrency KodakCoin could be a foundation for a completely new approach to content commerce in the graphics industry, writes Laurel Brunner.

The Out of Home (OOH) advertising industry has notched its eighth consecutive year of overall growth, with print-based billboards still accounting for more than half of the revenue in 2017 despite rapid growth of digital.

Labelexpo Europe took place again in Brussels in 2017, focusing on Industry 4.0 innovations of automation, IT communications and productivity. Industry 4.0 is where the IT world merges with Operational Technologies – the ‘fourth industrial revolution.’

The EFI Connect 2018 conference opens in Las Vegas next week, and promises to be a big event with plenty to see for all who attend. For those who can't attend in person, Print21's Jake Nelson will be there to give daily updates on the latest and greatest innovations and ideas from the show.