TV show 60 Minutes is set to send shockwaves through the country, with what it says is a major exposé of Australia's plastic recycling crisis, and showing what it claims are recycling scams.

Sustainable eCommerce packaging company Better Packaging Co is one of five recipients in New Zealand of the annual grant from SheEO, a global support network for women entrepreneurs.

Australasia's peak packaging awards programme – the Packaging Innovation and Design Awards – has released its highly anticipated list of company and individual finalists across eleven categories, representing the cream of the crop in packaging design innovation and industry contribution for 2019.

Kimberly-Clark will close its Ingleburn plant in south-western Sydney and send manufacturing of Huggies nappies offshore in a move that will cost up to 220 jobs and impact the packaging supply chain.

ProPak Asia’s PackagingTechAsia zone will feature more than 560 exhibitors from around the region, including from Australia.

Packaging professionals from Australia and New Zealand are set to gather in Sydney on 30 April for three important industry events. Sofitel Wentworth in Sydney's CBD will stage the Women in Packaging breakfast, the AIP National Technical Forums and the much anticipated Packaging Innovation & Design Awards gala dinner.

Industry 4.0 meets supermarket shelf: Tetra Pak has launched a connected packaging platform which it says will turn milk and juice cartons into a full-fledged information channel. PKN spoke to Tetra Pak Oceania MD Andrew Pooch shortly after the announcement.

Pact Group has appointed Sanjay Dayal as managing director and CEO, with Raphael Geminder returning to the role of non-executive chairman.

The 2019 federal budget is full of largesse for small to medium enterprises, including expansion of the instant asset write-off scheme and a $525 million skills package.

AUSPACK 2019 in Melbourne has been the biggest yet, and PKN's roving reporters have captured highlights from around the show.

Youth marketing and recruiting experts shared some surprising insights on Gen Z workers at the NextGen Breakfast Forum this morning at AUSPACK.

Highgate Group has headed to AUSPACK with a swag of products including two new releases. Watch this video for the full product wrap.

The 2019 APPMA Awards of Excellence have been announced at a glitzy and sustainably-themed gala dinner in Melbourne.

A Thurne PolySlicer has been making light work of cheese on Linco’s stand. Watch it in action in this video.

Watch this virtual tour of Nord Drivesystems' stand to see the latest in energy efficient drives and corrosion-beating technologies.

Tna is promoting its end-to-end processing and packaging credentials with an edgy innovation station on its stand.