StW: Privacy postponed; Big fines for scam ads; New AI rules; Unpaid Disrupt Radio staff unready for startup ‘rough and tumble’

Welcome to Start the Week, our Monday scene-setter for the week ahead. In today’s audio-led edition: The government clear the decks on its policy logjam, with privacy reforms dumped until after the election; new AI rules, and heavy fines on scam ads. Plus, the boss of Disrupt Radio – where staff have gone unpaid for nearly two months – claims: “Start-ups are not for the salaried and superannuated”.
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Privacy reforms move to the ‘too-hard’ basket; Don’t expect salaries and super, Disrupt Radio founder tells staff

It’s a frenetic day for government policy announcements with major consequences for the marketing industry.