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ABC leaps above Ten as news dominates Wednesday night

Tourism NT shows Australians what they’ve been missing before ‘hyper-competitive’ tourism market kicks off

Tik Tok marketing agency Tik My Day launches 2

Government to unveil $250m loans and grants package to restart paused arts industry 3

Seven axes Adelaide news staff 4

SBS football analyst Craig Foster to depart 1

Zoom partners with the AFL for the Toyota Fanzone in lieu of live crowds during games 2

Australian Traveller reboots Tourism Australia’s Holiday Here This Year campaign with special edition magazine

Isagenix joins Polkadot Communications’ health and wellness clients 1

WA road trips highlighted in Australia’s Golden Outback marketing push

Sydney Morning Herald and The Age re-advertise for critics after two resign over diversity concerns 6

ABC axes ABC Life, Comedy and up to 250 jobs as part of five-year plan 36

‘Right out of the racist’s playbook’: Aboriginal Elders condemn Samantha Armytage and Prue MacSween 1

Seven wins Tuesday night despite Masterchef outperforming Big Brother

PlayStation launches much-hyped game The Last Of Us Part II with campaign starring Tash Sultana

MTV Up and Veneziano join Greenpoint Media’s client list

Hearts & Science acquires boutique media agency, Max & Partners

Chris Hemsworth and Elsa Pataky star in content series for Swisse Wellness

Carat invests big in new strategy team, led by Spark Foundry’s Linda Fagerlund as chief strategy officer 14

Tourism and Events Queensland ramps up marketing efforts in anticipation of tourism restrictions lifting

Dry July launches Dry(ish) July campaign, with less stringent requirements for drinkers

Westinghouse kicks off content partnership with News Corp

Tim Duggan steps back from Junkee, with Rob Stott promoted 6

135,000 metro viewers tune in for The Daily Edition as it begins its final week

LinkedIn appoints DDB Sydney to its creative account, launches new #InItTogether campaign 1

Nine’s The Big Ideas Store pop-up returns for third year, this time in a virtual format

CRA reports growth in radio audiences as COVID-19 restrictions ease

VMLY&R and The Royals added to the Mumbrella Pro Agency Report Card series

Asahi appoints Julian Sheezel as group GM of corporate affairs, following acquisition of CUB 1

Industry body PRIA condemns proposed university fee hike for communications degrees 1

Agent 99 retains Greenall’s Gin and wins Tribe Breweries account

The Daily Edition host Ryan Phelan to exit immediately following domestic violence charge 1

The Project hits out at racist ‘fake news’ article about Waleed Aly

ABC and SBS launch audio description service for blind or visually-impaired audiences

Seek’s Sarah Macartney joins Vend as director of marketing

Swift Media adds Peter Gibbons to board 1

Foxtel and FFA come to an agreement over A-League and W-League

Nine secures a narrow win on Sunday night as COVID-19 impacts AFL

Seven axes The Daily Edition, citing economic pressures 2

Menulog reveals its new jingle thanks to Snoop Dogg 13

Nine thanks ‘master at live television’ Sam Newman who continues making racial comments after ‘mutual’ split 7

Nine’s Darren Wick promises 60 Minutes is ‘here to stay’ in response to ‘fairy-tale’ Sunday Telegraph report 1

Jasmin Bedir becomes CEO of Innocean Australia 1

Oz Fish flips the script on cliche fishing photos in new campaign

Masterfoods launches new brand platform – ‘Go Rogue with Flavour’ – with Clemenger BBDO

Alan Jones to host new weeknight primetime program on Sky News 4

Triple M’s Moonman in the Morning to host its own replacement Logies event

Thursday night AFL helps Seven surge ahead in TV

University of Wollongong appoints Admatic to media account

Nine urged to ‘not profit from racism’ and sack Sam Newman over George Floyd comments 13

ABC forced to hand over almost $12m in back pay to casual staff 2

Tahiti Tourisme begins marketing push ahead of borders reopening on 15 July

Officeworks returns to wordplay for EOFYthing campaign

The Age editor Alex Lavelle exits the title after 20 years

AAP editor in chief Tony Gillies to step down

The Australian’s media editor Leo Shanahan departs 1

Seven wins Wednesday night in absence of flagship reality shows

Lust Liquor hands its PR account to Morey Media

Hyundai confronts customers with isolation realities as road trips return 1

CUB kicks off ‘The Pub Reopening Ceremony’ as venues open again 1

LinkedIn launches Stories feature in Australia 5

Impressive hires head of digital Marc Charlery

Nine Radio ends 25-year partnership with Australian Traffic Network as it rolls out new advertising packages 2

Sparro hires Annabelle Page as content and brand lead

Code Black Coffee Roasters and Ca de Vin join A Good Plan Group’s client list

Mil Lel Parmesan replaces travel with food experiences via an integrated campaign 1

Paul Payne – formerly of Thinktruck, Mediacom, OMD, and PHD – joins Hearts & Science as chief strategy officer 7

Walkley Foundation names winners of 2020 Mid-Year Celebration of Journalism

Agency co-founder and CCO Rob Belgiovane steps back from BWM Dentsu

The Amazing Race Australia searching for contestants for scaled-back, local version of the show

ARN launches Living Room Concert Series 1

Bauer Media sold to Mercury Capital 28

The Living Room returns to Ten on 3 July with ‘revamped, re-energised and relocated’ format 2

Industry bodies launch guidelines to restore the reputation of the programmatic supply chain

Bet 365 celebrates the return of AFL with comedian Danny McGinlay and die-hard fans

IAA to host global panel to help brands improve diversity and inclusivity 2

Julia Gillard checks in with Arianna Huffington in last ‘G’Day a Day’ film from Optus

Citi Australia reassures customers in wake of economic uncertainty in digital campaign 2

ANZ’s creative account under review 15

The Voice and Masterchef battle for the top TV spot, while Big Brother struggles 2

ViacomCBS becomes sales representative for Foxtel’s new music brands

Digital News Report shows Australian consumers want independence and impartiality in news and they’re willing to pay for it

KWP makes senior creative and client services hires

Quest Apartments begins marketing push as Australians are ‘on the road again’ 1

Tik Tok opens Australian office with former Google execs at the helm 5

Mumbrella Pro’s Agency Report Card reviews Big Red and BWM Dentsu

ARN’s iHeartPodcast Network tops Australian Podcast Ranker

Ray Hadley’s ‘low-life dog’ comments breached radio’s decency requirements 1