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People break free from their digital billboard prisons in OOH campaign from mortgage provider Athena 1

Consultancy offering ‘part-time CMOs’, Orange Sky, shuts down 9

Verizon Media appoints new head of platform sales, Andrew Gilbert 1

Actor Madeleine West becomes an ambassador for the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre in campaign that shares the stories of refugees 1

Taska Media wins account for sleeping device company Res Med 2

Banking start up Volt Bank appoints Five by Five Global to its marketing 2

Polkadot Communications adds upcoming hotel The Albert to its client list

Pinstripe Media’s Flying Solo ends seven-year relationship with Foxtel Media, moves sales in-house

Geronimo opens Melbourne office led by John McKoy 2

Triple M Sydney appoints Rex Morris as content director

Destination NSW CEO Sandra Chipchase steps down after eight years 10

Joker brings in a further $7.4m over the weekend, beating Hustlers and Gemini Man

Commercial radio ad revenue down 10.2% in September quarter, reports Commercial Radio Australia

SCA issues warning in light of ‘volatile’ advertising market 2

Publicis’ Zenith wins competitive pitch for Disney’s APAC account, dethroning Carat 1

The late Danny Frawley appears in mental health awareness campaign for One in Five 1

UM Melbourne wins David Jones’ media account, ending Carat’s relationship with the retailer 4

Ten’s The Masked Singer climbs back above 1m metro viewers

McCann Melbourne wins creative account for Aurora Energy

Seek highlights unsuccessful job matches in ads for its AI search technology 1

Health Department of Western Australia launches GP Urgent Care with campaign from 303 Mullen Lowe

The Lux Collective appoints Anne Wild and Associates to its Australian PR account

Quitline addresses common misconceptions about its service in latest campaign 1

Brisbane agency Brother & Co launches its own ethereal campaign

Independent podcast giant Wondery partners with local outfit, Ranieri and Co

Hardhat hires Andy Segal and Chris Hince as associate creative directors 1

Amcal Pharmacy launches live pollen count billboards to help hay fever sufferers

Bauer Media signs deal to publish Elle Australia for another seven years

Former PM Kevin Rudd lashes out at ‘dishonest and defamatory’ Daily Tele headline 3

Jimmy Barnes, John Farnham and Anh Do form a band in the latest ‘Tonight I’ll be eating’ campaign from Uber Eats 9

The Australian’s article on ‘violent Islam’ breached Standards of Practice, rules Press Council 6

911,000 metro viewers tune in to Ten to watch Scott McLaughlin take the podium for the Bathurst 1000

GrowthOps restructures board as majority of directors, including chair Dominique Fisher and CEO Paul Mansfield, resign 37

Ten’s Rugby World Cup broadcast brings 274,000 metro viewers on Friday night

The NRL grand final gives Nine another ratings week win

Tanya Hennessy shows off her morning routine in new ads for Be Natural 2

Pacific appoints Mamamia’s Elissa Ratliff as head of audio 2

Seven to bring back The Farmer Wants a Wife 2

Ausfilm appoints Kate Marks as new CEO

Urban List launches hunt for Australia’s most sustainable agency through Challenge for Change campaign

Paspaley pays homage to Greek island Kastellorizo in anniversary campaign 1

The Australian Cybersecurity Centre launches campaign for Stay Smart Online Week

Steve Brennen, formerly Uber’s local marketing lead, joins Zip as chief customer officer 1

New Masterchef judge Melissa Leong stars in content series for QT Hotels and Maison Perrier-Jouet 1

The Bachelorette delivers 631,000 metro viewers on second outing

MFA won’t endorse new AANA contract because it is ‘unduly onerous’ on media agencies 5

The Media Store announces two client wins, reveals senior leadership team 3

Sydney Fish Market appoints DEC PR to its public relations 1

Star players become comic book heroes in Hyundai A-League launch campaign 1

ACM takes home the crown in the inaugural UnLtd Open golf tournament 3

Clemenger BBDO’s Matt Pearce joins Fifty Five 5 as director 2

Air Asia challenges Australians’ perceptions of its low-cost service in OOH campaign

Kerri-Anne Kennerley’s comments that climate protesters should be used as speed bumps were ‘said in jest’, says Ten 42

Dale Alcock Homes undergoes a brand refresh and places its founder at the front of its new campaign 1

AHM encourages Aussies to raise money for charity by doing nothing with #NotTober campaign 6

News.com.au ‘Makes some noise’ about anxiety in campaign for World Mental Health Day 1

Vizeum wins global media account for Groupe SEB, parent company of Tefal 1

Ten reveals new Masterchef judges: Jock Zonfrillo, Melissa Leong and Andy Allen 11

Angie Kent’s season of The Bachelorette debuts to 716,000 metro viewers 3

Baby Bunting launches new ‘gender neutral’ branding 20

Ten relaunches Buy 10 and self-serve ad-buying platform 3

Ten in 2020: Two seasons of Survivor, a ‘new look’ Masterchef, three Pilot Week shows and a whole lot of reality TV 1

Porsche reappoints DDB Melbourne to its creative account

SCA continues its rebrand with a further three stations changed 1

Shane Jacobson returns to tell stories about local IGA supermarkets in new ad series 3

Google’s Lucinda Barlow joins Uber to lead APAC marketing, replacing Steve Brennen 1

Ten announces Trial By Kyle will air October 24 13

Joker takes almost $10m across Australian box office in first weekend

VMLY&R Sydney suffers more departures, including regional CFO Rachel Naughton and regional head of retail Danny Lattouf 48

Wavemaker wins Boomtown’s $1m challenge

Love Island Australia delivers 357,000 for second episode 3

Press Council rules News.com.au didn’t cross the line with ‘Freak of nature’ story

Seven appoints Charlotte Valente as CMO 6

Comedian Celia Pacquola educates a model on dehydration in campaign for Tetley 23

Independent creative agency ADZ Collective adds four new clients to its roster

Wunderman Thompson wins three-year contract for the Victorian Department of Justice and Community Safety 2

Nine names KFC, Deliveroo, Tradie and MCoBeauty as brand partners for second season of Love Island

Sportsbet special agents target racing ‘BS’ including bad fashion, tips and a deconstructed parma

Wattyl’s new brand platform shows it tested under extreme and comical conditions

David Warren departs BMF to join CHE Proximity as director of brand

The girl on the swing returns for Almond Breeze’s first integrated campaign 2

DAN’s Gyro appoints creative director and director of strategy 3

Garden care brand shows the ease of its products in ‘You oughta go Hortico’ campaign

Documentary streaming platform Iwonder signs deal with Seven

Nine’s Love Island premieres to 494,000 for second season

Seven and Nine neck and neck in weekly ratings battle

The West Australian prints ‘blank’ front page for climate change protesters 9

Baldwin Boyle Group wins PR for Zip Water, Win Connect and Pental Limited