The Victorian government will no longer advertise in the state’s metro and national newspapers, sparking fears of a nationwide pull-out, and damage to the newspaper industry, if other states follow suit.

Konica Minolta Australia has showcased the new AccurioLabel 400 Press, designed for CMYK + white on-demand label print production, targeted at the burgeoning short-run label market.

PVCA is pausing the National Print Awards and state-based PICAs for this year, they will now be reviewed, with a promise they will be back in a new improved format next year.

The full 100 per cent of Epson’s electricity used at all of its Australian and New Zealand offices and company sites is now from renewable energy, with the local operation well ahead of the global schedule.

The latest issue of the nation’s favourite print business magazine, Print21, is out, and with a dazzling cover, now arriving on the desks of the owners and managers of print businesses.

Ball & Doggett has launched ecoporium, its sustainable packaging platform, at an in-person event at the Melbourne Museum, in front of printers and other industry professionals.

In a major win, trade associations APIA and PVCA have persuaded the government to lift the anti-dumping tariffs imposed on imported A4 copier papers, in light of the Maryvale fall-out.

The Federal government’s decision to overhaul the immigration system has been cautiously welcomed by PVCA, in particular its recognition of the need to give small business more access to immigration programmes.

US-based remote digital proofing company ICS Color has appointed David Crowther’s Colour Graphic Services as its ANZ dealer and support agent, and updated its Remote Director system.

Print bosses will now need to pay all staff on awards during company shutdowns, whether or not they have accrued enough leave, under new Fair Work Commission guidelines which have just come into force.

Perth and Hobart remain the only venues where tickets are still available for this month’s Women in Print Breakfast Series, with 2023 set to break attendance records around the country.

Angus McGrath from Note Printing Australia is the winner of the biennial LIA Heidelberg Graduate of the Year. He will now travel to Switzerland to spend more time studying print, courtesy of the $10,000 bursary.

Jim Chalmers' first budget has only a modicum of support for print businesses, with the federal treasurer spending the extra tax revenue business has delivered over the year mainly on welfare, aged care and mass energy relief.

Printers looking at investing in new equipment, and who want to take advantage of the government's Instant Asset Write Off initiative, need to get their skates on, with the scheme set to end on 30 June.

Industry suppliers association Visual Connections says printers still have time to take advantage of the instant write off scheme, but points out equipment has to be not just ordered, but installed, by 30 June.

Equipment from closed trade label print shop Foxcil is up for auction, at Grays Online, and running from now until next Wednesday. On-site inspection day in Brookvale is Monday.