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Uniting Church Australia appoints National Manager, Media and Communications

Uniting Church Australia has welcomed Paul Wallbank as National Manager, Media and Communications. He has recently completed a stint as Business Writer - National Metro for News Corp and is also Owner of Brilliant Communications. 

Paul was previously Media and Communications Manager at ACS (Australian Computer Society), following his career in journalism at Mumbrella and the ABC.

He also recently launched The Comms Minute, a series of short discussions about the issues facing PR and comms professionals that’s available on YouTube, LinkedIn, Instagram and TikTok. 

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Moose Toys welcomes Global Manager People Communications

Moose Toys has appointed Brittany Simpson as Global Manager, People Communications. Based in Melbourne, Brittany will manage people communications globally, supporting employee engagement, leadership communications and key internal moments across the Moose business. 

Brittany was most recently Corporate Affairs Manager at Officeworks, where she spent three years. She previously held corporate affairs roles across Kmart and Target, with experience spanning internal and external communications, PR and stakeholder engagement.  

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Ciara Ahern joins Atmos in senior cyber, digital and AI risk communications role

Ciara has commenced a new senior role in crisis communications at Atmos, Australia and New Zealand's specialist legal and advisory firm for cyber and digital risk.

In her new role, Ciara will work with those navigating the growing risks in cyber, digital and AI - helping them prepare for, respond to, and communicate through some of the most complex and consequential challenges facing organisations today.

She joins from SEC Newgate Australia’s Sydney office. Prior to relocating to Australia, Ciara was based in Dublin, Ireland, where she served as Deputy Garda Press Officer for An Garda Síochána - Ireland's National Police and Security Service - becoming the first female and first civilian appointed to the role. Before that, she worked across political communications in the Irish Parliament. 

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Taurus announces a slew of new client wins

Integrated marketing strategy and PR agency, Taurus Marketing, has closed out its third quarter for FY2026 with several new client wins:​​​​

  • Australian integrated commercial cleaning, facilities maintenance, and security services company, SKG
  • Immigration solutions company, The Migration Agency
  • South Australian real estate company, Future Property Group
  • SaaS company, Drova
  • Executive brand and coaching service, Arielle Executive

In addition, Taurus has also renewed partnerships with existing clients, including home robotics brand, Narwal, and virtual address and phone answering solutions company, Virtual HQ.