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Sydneysiders explain how to stay safe around the light rail in Transport for NSW campaign from Wunderman Thompson 2

‘Roadtrip For Good’ initiative launches, enabling bushfire-affected communities to mark themselves as rural roadtrip stops 1

Controversial ex-AFL players Campbell and Mal Brown display new zen lifestyles in Junkmail Undies campaign

‘Wilfully and ineptly misrepresented’: The Australian calls out The New York Times and Guardian Australia over criticism of its bushfire coverage 44

Former Bachelor Sam Wood and Weekend Sunrise’s James Tobin join Better Homes and Gardens

Tiffany & Co publishes an open letter to Scott Morrison calling for ‘bold and decisive climate action’ 30

Nine Radio syndicates overnight programming across 2GB, 3AW and 4BC, with Michael McLaren to host 169

Senior employee slams News Corp’s bushfire ‘misinformation campaign’ in leaked email 51

Urban List appoints Pedestrian’s Jacqui La’Brooy as head of commercial 10

MAFS to return to Nine on 3 February 1

Renault targets young car buyers with campaign for Kadjar SUV via Big Red 3

Facebook will continue allowing untruthful political ads, claiming lawmakers, not private companies, should regulate them 1

521,000 metro viewers tune in to watch Michael Rowland interview Scott Morrison on 7.30 1

TV classification scheme to be reviewed for first time since 1995 as government begins implementing ACCC Digital Platforms response

Mumbrella Travel Marketing Awards final entries due next week

Brisbane-based Hatchet Agency rebrands to Maker Street after setbacks and stumbles 2

Spotify releases new tools for podcast advertisers

Nova’s head of M&A, strategy and partnerships, Nathan Reay, exits

Seven to broadcast special AFL State of Origin match to raise money for bushfire relief

Goodman Fielder moves media account from Slingshot to Initiative 31

SCA’s Hit Network and Triple M pull ‘insensitive’ songs as a result of bushfire crisis 13

Moana Hope, Darcy Vescio, Chloe Molloy and Monique Conti star in Special K’s marketing push for the AFLW

Sportsbet, Ultra Tune, Ashley Madison and Libra feature in the most complained about ads of the decade

Ten’s I’m A Celebrity tops entertainment programming on Wednesday night, drawing 725,000 metro viewers

‘Creatives For Bushfires’ initiative seeks to match agencies with businesses in need 3

Nimble appoints King Kong to its digital marketing account 9

Tourism NT opens tender for a panel of public relations agencies 3

The gap between Today and Sunrise begins to close, as just 46,000 metro viewers separate the morning shows 4

Seven unable to use Gary Mehigan and Matt Preston in Plate of Origin marketing 7

Hotwire becomes communications agency of record for tech platform Pluralsight 1

‘Smoggys’, P2 masks created by Wavemaker and Ogilvy team members, in production to fundraise for RFS 17

Foxtel Media appoints Nicole Florio as head of marketing and comms

November ad spend drops 11% as pre-Christmas retail boom fails to emerge

Marley Spoon celebrates its new range of meal kits in first marketing push of 2020

2020’s breakfast battles officially begin with 225,000 metro viewers for Today and 293,000 for Sunrise 7

Ben Roberts-Smith faces defamation case setback, losing bid to access documents containing journos’ sources 6

Little Women takes $3.34m at weekend box office, but can’t topple Jumanji

Eric Bana voices pro bono bushfire campaign as adland rallies for Gippsland 3

Australian Survivor: All Stars to premiere on 3 February

Vegan burger sceptics forced to eat their words in Oporto’s launch campaign 2

Esther Wilson joins Camilla as marketing manager 1

Westpac head of PR Sarah Scott moves to Xero

Mike Byrne joins ARN as content director for WS FM

Nine drops Macquarie Media branding for radio assets 15

News Corp prepares to offload Unruly to Tremor 12

Ten’s Hughesy, We Have A Problem to return on 20 January 1

‘We’re all part of the story’: The National Australia Day Council touts inclusivity in new ad for 26 January 41

I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here draws 980,000 metro viewers for its premiere

Australia’s media outlets clash over bushfire coverage 11

I’m A Celebrity line-up revealed with Myf Warhurst, Tom Williams, Rhonda Burchmore and Tanya Hennessy heading into the jungle 2

Karl Stefanovic’s early return to Today brings in 231,000 metro viewers 37

Scott Morrison releases ad promoting government’s bushfire response 16

Tourism Australia pulls Kylie Minogue’s Matesong campaign amid bushfire crisis 5

MAFS star and Nine settle defamation case, apologising to cafe owner for ‘completely false’ allegations

NSW Police refers Angus Taylor doctored documents investigation to AFP 4

Jumanji: The Next Level soars to the top of the Australian box office, while Cats struggles on debut

Marie Claire magazine launches campaign for the constitutional recognition of Indigenous Australians 1

ABC’s NYE fireworks coverage grows audience, with 1.256m metro viewers tuning in

News Corp apologises to Karl Stefanovic as part of defamation settlement 5

Nine pans Facebook over inability to remove scam ads

Who Magazine confuses famous women of colour, again 5

Kylie Minogue stars in Tourism Australia’s Philausophy campaign targeting Brits 22

Royal Brunei Airlines launches first Australian campaign in five years

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker takes almost $18m in opening weekend 1

Write Away Communication wins the PR account for Plush

Caltex Australia set to rebrand as Ampol

CEO of Enero Group, Matthew Melhuish, to step down 3

Carlton Draught launches refreshed logo and adds trivia quiz under its bottle caps 1

Jason Hodges’ final episode of Better Homes and Gardens brings 513,000 to Seven on Saturday night

Ebay announces plans to merge Carsguide.com.au and Autotrader.com.au with Gumtree following acquisition 2

One Small Step Collective launches media agency Super Nova, led by Emma Macey

Daily Telegraph apologises to John Jarratt as defamation case settles

‘C’mon Aussie, c’mon’ returns in CommBank cricket campaign starring Ellyse Perry 4

Former The Mandarin publisher, Tom Burton, named AFR government editor 2

David Lock joins Cannings Purple as special counsel

‘Dear Marion’: Group of Australian creatives appeal to Scott Morrison’s mother to have the PM take action on the climate crisis 1

Tony Kendall, Nick Chan and Robert Whitehead join Australian Community Media 5

Overwhelming majority of Australians support digital platforms regulation: Roy Morgan poll

Erin Phillips to fill in for Jodie Oddy on Mix 102.3’s Jodie and Soda Breakfast Show

Dee Dee Dunleavy to host Afternoons on Melbourne’s 3AW 1

News Corp appoints Chris Jones as The Courier Mail editor, with Jenna Cairney taking over at The Mercury 1

Adam Lang’s defamation case against The Daily Telegraph resolved at mediation 1

Greenpeace takes a stand against climate change inaction with an angry Santa inside an Ash Globe

SCA’s Perth GM, Gina Hogan, exits

Erin Stam replaces Kate Marks as Ausfilm EVP

Libra tops the list of most complained about ads for 2019 7

A Current Affair breached privacy rules in reports about Uber driver, rules ACMA

Overpaying consumer told by Budget Direct to ‘probe a little deeper’ on his insurance as he’s abducted by UFO