Clive Palmer's Trumpian antics; WeAre8 shuts down Australia; Tim's chat with News Corp's Michael Miller

03/12/25 • 19 min

12 March 2025

This week:

Ex-parliamentary member and businessman Clive Palmer's political ads mirror Donald Trump's anti-woke views - should the media stop running them?

Meanwhile, social network app Weare8 is shutting down its Australian offices, with nine people being let go. But according to its founder, Zoe Kalar, the company is not slowing down and is allocating resources to its UK and US operations.

To top it off, Tim sat down with News Corp Australia boss Michael Miller to discuss Tubi – a free streaming video service.

Join Hal Crawford and Tim Burrowes for a look at everything under Australia’s media and marketing umbrella.

12 March 2025

This week:

Ex-parliamentary member and businessman Clive Palmer's political ads mirror Donald Trump's anti-woke views - should the media stop running them?

To top it off, Tim sat down with News Corp Australia boss Michael Miller to discuss Tubi – a free streaming video service.

Join Hal Crawford and Tim Burrowes for a look at everything under Australia’s media and marketing umbrella.

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Adland’s best and worst payers; the gender pay gap; Triple M’s latest departure

5 March 2025

This week:

Fresh data on the gender pay gap in Australia—and how adland is contributing to it—is the hot topic in the industry this week.

The Workplace Gender Equality Agency released its annual gender pay gap data on Tuesday, including insights into the media and marketing sector. Why does the gender pay gap still persist in modern-day Australia? And, gender imbalance aside, we break down the best and worst payers in adland.

In other news, presenter and journalist Natarsha Belling has officially left Triple M less than six weeks into her role – we speculate on what prompted her decision to walk away from breakfast radio.

Join Hal Crawford and Tim Burrowes for a look at everything under Australia’s media and marketing umbrella.

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Roy Morgan's CEO on retail's future and media trust; on the ground at our Retail Marketing Summit

19 March 2025

This week:

Data is the name of today's game as we took our show to our Retail Marketing Summit at the Crown, Sydney.

Michele Levine — Roy Morgan's chief executive officer — delved deeper into the data that shows the forces impacting the retail sector. From the increasing popularity of Shein and Temu to an embattled Australia, what's going on?

Meanwhile, the newly released results of the Edelman Trust Barometer and Medianet's journalism survey have both uncovered that the public doesn't trust the media — not at all. We discuss why this could be the case.

Join Hal Crawford and Tim Burrowes for a look at everything under Australia’s media and marketing umbrella.