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Lee Lin Chin sells Sydney Metro Northwest as ‘grooviest public transport project yet’ in government campaign 1

Banks, government and Amazon expected to drive Australian ad spend, claims Zenith

Yahoo7 Be name to disappear as website rebrands to Yahoo Lifestyle

ACCC calls on Google and Facebook to act on fake ads and celebrity endorsements 3

Court of Appeal rejects merger of Fairfax Media’s Stuff and NZME

Holden’s director of communications Anna Betts to depart 1

One Green Bean’s Carl Ratcliff joins DDB Sydney as chief strategy officer 3

New Australian film Ladies in Black struck by Johnny English at the weekend box office 2

Coca-Cola reflects on 80 years of Australian heritage in ‘made and shared down under’ campaign 2

Fired ABC boss Michelle Guthrie considers legal options, claiming ‘no justification’ for dismissal 7

QICGRE appoints Speed to handle strategy and planning

Serena Williams joins #itouchmyselfproject and sings in International Breast Cancer Awareness Month ad

Eleven wins PR business for Kellogg Australia and New Zealand 1

Andy Mulrenan joins MediaCom to head The Entertainment Division 4

Serena Williams fails to boost Ten as Project interview disappoints 5

ABC managing director Michelle Guthrie in shock departure 12

BBC First announces new lineup for ‘linear-driven’ audiences 1

Iron Jack depicts what it means to be a ‘capable man’ in thirst crushing campaign 10

Initiative retains Officeworks’ media account 4

Former Virgin Mobile CEO David Scribner joins Ooh Media as chief customer officer 1

Screen Australia appoints Bernadine Lim head of documentary

Fairfax recruits veteran marketing journalist as CMO newsletter editor 2

Nine pips Seven for ratings week despite big Friday night AFL audiences

Your Money announces business, stock market and real estate line up ahead of October 1 launch 1

Twitter warns of direct messaging bug

Football Federation of Australia reveals rebrand as part of a new development push 9

AFL sees Seven dominate Friday night’s ratings

Regional publisher slammed by judge in Fair Work ruling

Edge wins full service account for agricultural brand InVigor

Marina Go on publishing’s diversity problem: ‘I look back and it just hasn’t changed’ 4

Compare the Market makes ‘directional shift’ in first campaign from CMO Jenny Williams 3

‘We do not sell one cent of revenue programmatically.’ How Car Advice avoided low yield advertising

Ad watchdog reprimands Village Roadshow for ‘extremely terrifying’ trailer

Sarah Kelly departs HCF as head of corporate affairs

Commonwealth Bank appoints Luke Schepen as head of corporate communications

Bashful opens sister creative agency specialising in luxury brands, SMILE

HSBC celebrates individuality in latest TV campaign

Sam Newman’s farewell helps Nine’s Footy Show into TV top twenty 2

Health brand IsoWhey reminds Australians trying to lose weight ‘You Got This’

Bauer Media and Bauer Trader win big at Mumbrella Publish Awards

Ikon raises prospect of ‘nervous advertising industry’ as Supreme Court test case concludes

Lisa Messenger bringing back The Collective Hub print magazine 77

Wotif asks Australians to find the next big tourist attraction 2

Simon Williams becomes national MD of Carat 8

Bauer Media axes 13 roles across Elle and Harper’s Bazaar 2

Facebook: We don’t encourage publishers to build their brands off our platform

Marcel Sydney’s Holly Alexander joins CHE Proximity as director of strategic production 1

Industry Super Australia reiterates importance of being in good hands 1

Havas Melbourne wins fintech company SelfWealth

Trimantium secures Accenture analysts and new sales director in new hiring spree

Ten’s new drama Playing For Keeps debuts with 583,000 viewers

Reebok defines what strong means in ‘Be More Human’ campaign

The Shannon Company’s Hannah Turner joins Think HQ as digital strategist

Cummins & Partners becomes Red Cross Blood Service’s media agency of record

Shorty’s Liquor launches in-house magazine, The Drop

National Heart Foundation adds to its senior marketing ranks

Pedestrian to become Tinder’s ‘match’ in re-seller deal

Facebook to rollout context button for Australian users in fight against fake news 1

Ikon dismisses ‘disgraceful’ allegation, as Advangen presses case against ‘Gone With The Wind’ TV ad 4

Nitin Mistry joins Brother & Co as digital creative director

The Media Store’s GM Stephen Leeds promoted to CEO as Craig Jepsen departs

Lifestyle site Man of Many launches new branding and website 4

INVNT appoints Brea Carter as global director of PR and marketing

History Will Be Kind promotes Edwina Brook to agency’s first business director 1

Georgie Pownall joins McCann Melbourne as managing director

Telstra adds another taxi network to digital billboard portfolio

Rebecca Morse and Andrew Costello to host Adelaide Hit 107 breakfast 2

Nine’s Today Show falls below 200,000 metro viewers 7

Sky News signs podcast partnership with Nova Entertainment and Acast

Missy and Mister Mischief win Australian Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine Association’s creative and PR account

QLD government launches campaign based on myths in ‘stop the rise of STIs’ campaign

Star Entertainment Group revamps marketing team with four senior hires 1

Kiis FM’s Kyle & Jackie O named most powerful duo in radio 1

Dentsu Aegis Network opens Government Solutions division run by Dentsu X’s Nick Swifte 1

Experts divided on Ikon TV ad as historic court case rumbles on 14

Viocorp founder Ian Gardiner moves on from Amazon Web Services 1

Foxtel appoints former Diageo director Adam Ballesty to lead sports marketing 3

Target celebrates kids’ sense of adventure in ‘Play Wild’ campaign 1

Seek uses pink smoke as visual metaphor in ‘Be Seen with Seek’ campaign 5

Anthony Sharwood joins Ten Daily as sports editor

Four Corners gains almost 300,000 viewers for aged care special 3

Alpha Digital drives home linen retailer Pillow Talk’s rebrand

Natalie Bassingthwaighte to host Ten’s Changing Rooms

Men’s Health editor Luke Benedictus to step down

Google News Initiative offers free G Suite licenses to small publishers

Repco showcases staff expertise with new brand platform ‘it starts with the parts’ 2

Bauer Media and Ten to launch new car-themed television show 2

Instagram launches shopping in stories and explore feed globally 1