heres no escaping the fact that SXSW Sydney – Australias iteration of Austins tech, music and film event, now in its third year – is absolutely beset by brands. In Tumbalong park on Saturday, families who had arrived for a free concert for kids meandered around the garish yellow CommBank Tour zone, as a line wound its way into the giant LOréal tent. But metres away at the International Convention Centre, inside the halls dedicated to gaming, the corporate influence was more muted. With the...
