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Email & Productivity Tools

Email and productivity platforms used by Australian businesses and individuals including Gmail, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, and Slack — complying with Australian Privacy Act obligations.

Email platforms Gmail (Google Workspace) and Microsoft Outlook (Microsoft 365) dominate the Australian business email market. Both offer cloud-based email, calendar, video conferencing, and document collaboration in bundled subscription plans.

Team communication and project management tools Slack, Microsoft Teams, Notion, and Atlassian's Jira and Confluence are widely used by Australian businesses for internal messaging, task management, and documentation.

Australian-specific concerns include data sovereignty — many organisations in regulated industries choose Microsoft 365's Australian data centre regions or Google Workspace's data residency options to keep data onshore.

Gmail

gmail.com

Google's free web-based email. The business version (Google Workspace) adds custom domain email, shared drives, and admin controls for teams.

Microsoft Outlook

outlook.com

Microsoft's email client available as a free web app or as part of Microsoft 365. Integrates with Calendar, Teams, and OneDrive for business users.

Microsoft 365

microsoft.com

Microsoft's subscription suite including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and OneDrive. Widely deployed in Australian enterprises and SMBs.

Google Workspace

workspace.google.com

Google's business productivity suite including Gmail, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Meet, and Calendar. Plans available for Australian businesses with AUD pricing.

Slack

slack.com

Team messaging and collaboration platform. Channels, direct messaging, file sharing, and integrations with Google Workspace, Jira, and 2,500+ apps.

Notion

notion.so

All-in-one workspace for notes, wikis, databases, and project management. Used by Australian startups and remote teams for documentation and planning.

Atlassian

atlassian.com

Sydney-founded software company behind Jira, Confluence, Trello, and Bitbucket. Products used by development and operations teams globally.

Zoom

zoom.us

Video conferencing platform widely adopted by Australian businesses and individuals. Webinars, meetings, phone, and team chat in one platform.

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