The Australian edition of Rolling Stone magazine has stopped publication after 46 years following the collapse of its publisher Paper Riot, which went into liquidation last week. The local rock and roll bible – printed by Blue Star, a division of IVE Group - could be picked up by another publisher.

A long-time customer of EFI’s inkjet solutions, Peter Wagener (pictured) of All Flags made the long trip out from Perth to attend Connect and to give his feedback at a customer panel. He has no doubt he’ll be back next year, telling Print21's Jake Nelson it was well worth the trip.

Leading mailing house D&D Mailing Services has purchased Sydney-based competitor Future Sources NSW and will move the operation including ‘selected key staff’ into its Wetherill Park facility.

Australia’s largest envelope manufacturer, Australian Paper, has applied for a Fair Work Commission (FWC) hearing in a bid to end the strike that has entered its third week at the company’s Preston facility and is now hitting major customers.

EFI Connect has wrapped up for another year, with the company marking its 30th anniversary at its users' conference in Las Vegas. The show featured keynotes, product announcements, and breakout workshops to help EFI clients get the most out of their gear and software.

A wealth of printing industry experience informs the well-known industry identity’s latest venture of delivering a CX point of difference. Now he’s stepping out as CustomerCX, an industry consultant for global business brand, Market Culture Inc.

With its existing equipment starting to age, Wyong label printer Mr Sticker needed a new machine that could produce high quality, four colour labels to keep up with demand.

Swiss manufacturing giant Muller Martini has acquired the binding and bookline business of Germany-based Kolbus. The deal includes the global service and spare parts business for all Kolbus bookbinding systems.

Canon Australia is broadening inline finishing solutions for its imagePRESS range in a reseller deal with Plockmatic Group. Two Plockmatic booklet makers will be available to Canon’s Australian customers from February 2018.

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.'