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Jetstar crowns Australia’s best non-surfer, via Thinkerbell

Australian fashion retail giant enters voluntary administration

Box office: Venom 3 pulls big pre-Halloween audiences

AFL poaches Nine executive for GM role

Spotify and Afterpay unveil ‘Gift Generator’ ahead of holiday season

Stan’s chief marketing officer to depart

AAMI, McDonald’s, Uber Eats TVC casting nominated in 2024 Casting Guild of Australia Awards

ARIA Charts: All five One Direction albums back in the charts

‘Bloody well give a helping hand’: Seven news boss calls on Albo to help journalism and end ‘archaic’ $45M broadcast tax 4

Aussie Broadband launches B2B campaign via Two Tractors

‘We want to engage new audiences’: Weber CMO and agency partners on WBBL partnership

‘A lot of sensitivity around adjacency’: Why media is afraid of Trump-Harris fallout

Tug Sydney appointed by women’s fashion retailer for digital marketing services

New Kayo Sports cricket campaign celebrates ‘friendly rivalry’ with India

Atomic 212° announces new chief executive officer

‘There’s always a bit of pressure’: Connecting Plots ‘renovates’ iconic Aussie jingle 1

OA Collective announces new NSW sales appointments

Booktopia stamps comeback with new campaign: ‘We remain dedicated to reviving this iconic Australian brand’ 1

Former TripADeal CMO sets up business consultancy firm

Thredbo Resort wants you to ‘Unleash Your Inner Wild’ in latest campaign

Bankwest appoints Bear Meets Eagle On Fire

‘I feel the ghost of Alan Joyce in the room’: Qantas battling ‘brand damage’ as shareholders rage at AGM 3

SXSW Sydney: Why Paris 2024 had the perfect brand

Pressure mounts as Leo Burnett, Saatchi & Saatchi, Special Australia and more pull the plug on Campaign Brief 5

‘You need to get very clear about the story’: NRMA CMO talks marketing one of Australia’s biggest brands

ABC relaunches audio division with renewed radio focus

‘The focus was simple – don’t over complicate’: Industry reacts to Nine’s Upfront

Seven Network weather presenter to take on 7NEWS anchor role 1

SBS urged to release report on ‘allegations of bullying and racism’

Mediabrands wins DuluxGroup media pitch

SXSW Sydney: Is TikTok the engagement tool all brands need?

Cartology releases new planning tool

Nine simplifies and expands its advertising offering, but Stan fans won’t be pleased 1

Nine ‘to hold itself publicly accountable’ with third-party verification of advertising ROI 4

Nine woos The Bachelor after Ten dumping

DiDi announces new creative agency partner: ‘We love the team’s boldness’

‘We’ve had to face some hard truths’: Nine CEO publicly addresses workplace review at Upfronts event

Hogarth Australia announces new managing director

‘Arguably the largest cardboard structure of its kind’: Enphase Energy and Opal set up awe-inspiring activation, via The Sphere Agency 3

Acast appoints award-winning Penguin Random House publicist as Aussie comms manager

Marketing’s seven deadly sins: The pitfalls of ’emotionless advertising’

ASIC sues QBE for allegedly lying about loyalty discounts

‘They need to be on the front foot’: Why Nine must address workplace report at its Upfront 2

‘It’s certainly going to happen’: We speak to the lawyer leading Coles and Woolworths class action

Commbank, Westfield, Vodafone and more sign up for mammoth Metallica Australian tour 6

Innocean Australia launches media division, signs Hyundai as a foundation client 3

AANA, ACA, IAB, and MFA unite to launch Ad Net Zero Australian Chapter

New Mumbrellacast: Fallout from Nine’s report continues – where to now?; Behind the curtain of Thinkerbell’s Hardhat acquisition

Akcelo and Melbourne Racing Club’s ‘Hearts Will Race’ platform delivered the goods 1

Vinnies NSW sets up giant donation box for its ‘Bring Your Best’ campaign

‘I was angry that I was given this opportunity and had to clean up someone else’s sh*t’: First priority for Nine’s news boss is to ‘get the trust back’

TAB slams ‘moronic’ betting rivals for ‘annoying and intrusive’ commercials 1

Another Nine boss stands down

The Sphere Agency ECD and founder opens marketing department optimisation company

GM Specialty Vehicles presents a Corvette and driver love story, via MBCS and MIK Studio campaign

THE ICONIC appoints new PR agency 1

SXSW Sydney: Are we witnessing the beginning of the end for the traditional agency? 1

Coles and Woolies to front Federal Court today for alleged discount scam 2

Daily Mail Australia to introduce paywall 1

Ex-Fairfax, Aegis, Switch Media figure Lee Stephens launches new media agency

‘Meta has demonstrated its utter contempt for the Australian government, its people and its laws’: War of words as govt floats tech levy 1

Major brands sign on to Yours and Owls Festival as 2025 line-up revealed

Kim Williams was correct: Shift from lifestyle sees ABC News become Australia’s most-read site 10

Aussie executive named new chairman of The Walt Disney Company

Destination NSW’s PR director joins Virgin Australia

‘Incredibly powerful’: ID Collective to merge into Noisy Beast Group

‘We couldn’t be more excited’: Vistar Media announces new head of retail media

AI, storytelling, and retail reshaping media: Dentsu releases 2025 Media Trends report

Reimagining retirement: Aware Super launches new campaign via Thinkerbell

Cartology appoints David Fernandez as head of growth

‘Delighted to have him behind the wheel’: NRMA’s Open Road magazine appoints new managing editor

72andSunny officially announces Wesley Hawes as incoming chief creative officer 1

ANZ appoints Leo Burnett as lead creative partner

‘It’s a decision that doesn’t come lightly’: Atomic 212° CEO Claire Fenner to depart 2

Cutting Edge promotes Trelise Blade to GM advertising and media

Former Salesforce execs launch consultancy specialising in data and marketing 4

Selling Sunset’s Chrishell Stause stars in Uber campaign

Food and beverage brands make big moves in September: YouGov

Wavemaker recruits Initiative national head of comms

Cancer Council Victoria and Think HQ launch multi-language, anti-smoking campaign

‘Change is inevitable’: Innocean ECD to depart after four years for 72andSunny 1

‘See the person not the stereotype’: Comms specialist launches anti-ageism awareness campaign 2

‘Households could claim between $2,000 and $5,000’: Coles and Woolies face class action 123

SXSW Sydney: ‘AI can only be better with people’ – Dell senior marketing VP dismisses AI takeover notion

Australian Disability Network launches comedic campaign encouraging inclusion in the workplace 2

AANA officially introduces Environmental Claims Code

‘There will be change at Nine’: CEO addresses workplace review as law firm reportedly set to investigate allegations

NITV announces new commissioning team