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ARIA Charts: Brat back on top thanks to bonus tracks 1

Box Office: Thrillers draw in moviegoers ahead of Halloween

‘It’s been an incredible journey’: JCDecaux ANZ CEO steps down after 20 years

Qantas brand takes another hit as airline ordered to pay illegally sacked employees

Macca’s takes creative to pitch 1

Mumbrella360 is back, bigger and better than ever before in 2025

3rdspace welcomes new partner and executive creative director

‘It was blatantly obvious’: Ex-Nine chief and Capital Brief CEO slams network’s ‘toxic culture’ 2

Telstra ad hit with complaint alleging sex and nudity breach 12

Andrew Winter fronts new DiJones real estate recruitment campaign, via SpareRoom

Clemenger BBDO adds ‘global creative talent’ with six new hires

Disrupt Radio will return after brief disruption, boss claims 3

Gawk Outdoor expands to regional NSW, appoints director of sales 1

‘It provides a glimpse of real people enjoying genuine experiences’: Discovery Parks launches new campaign via Howatson+Co 2

‘Try slow’: Bloomberg Media global CRO says advertising industry has ‘false belief’ that it needs all the answers now

‘Enable women to bring their whole selves to work’: Dove and Pip Edwards team up for menopause campaign, via Mindshare and FORWARD

SXSW Sydney: ‘Like cigarettes, this is going to take time’ – Wippa, Hamish Blake and Maggie Dent back raising the age for social media citizenship

If you know, you know in OnePass and Sunday Gravy’s latest campaign collaboration

‘Instilling confidence despite turbulent content deals’: Reactions to Foxtel’s 2025 Upfront 1

AKQA founder and CEO resigns

‘What was the point of speaking out if perpetrators are not called out?’: Karl Stefanovic reacts to Nine’s cultural report 17

McMillan Shakespeare launches new brand in partnership with The Royals

Foxtel adds live sports and news to BINGE 3

Foxtel launches long-awaited total audience measurement system: ‘It’s really all about playing to the corporate advertisers’ commitment to digital’ 2

Lion spirit channelled in new ING brand platform, via Ogilvy

DDB announces partnership with the #ChangeTheBrief Alliance, facilitated by The Payback Project

‘These behaviours come at a significant human cost’: Nine’s abuse of power revealed in ‘distressing’ report 7

Domain Group CMO Rebecca Darley set to leave for TPG

SXSW Sydney: 90% of OOH is committed to long-term memory – QMS unveils new data on attention

FleishmanHillard begins new government partnership

‘The gauntlet has been thrown down’: New Droga5 Australia CEO talks future of business

Medibank signs on as official health partner of 36 Months initiative 2

SXSW Sydney: ‘There’s been a shift in the power dynamic now’ – Do brands or creators shape culture?

‘I never saw anybody who looked like me on screen’: New Aussie Prime Video boss wants to tell local stories 1

Jeep recharges its ‘I Bought a Jeep’ platform for new EV, via cummins&partners

Australian Republic Movement ‘farewells’ King Charles III in PR campaign via Bureau of Everything 4

Campaign Review: ‘It’s let down by a bit of confusing storytelling’ – Better Cider, MLA, The Kids’ Cancer Project

Nine expected to release results of cultural review today 2

Merrick Watts shines in new Choice Hotels Asia-Pac campaign

AJF creative director Scott Walker to leave agency

New Mumbrellacast: Incoming Droga5 Australia CEO joins the show; we break down the Live Nation Four Corners investigation

‘A fantastic step in the right direction’: Guide Dogs NSW/ACT announce digital accessibility workshops for inclusive content creation

ICON helps The Athlete’s Foot lace up its ‘Fit For Every Run’ campaign

News Corp chair Michael Miller to appear in Seven’s Meta Exposed series 5

MEAA calls on Nine Publishing to honour its promise to freelancers

Meat & Livestock Australia and The Monkeys plate up latest Aussie Beef campaign

Nine Radio announces major programming changes and departures for Perth’s 6PR 39

Sling & Stone adds high-profile challenger brands to client roster 2

SXSW Sydney: ‘The law criminalises journalism’ – Julian Assange lawyer says case set ‘terrible precedent’ for publishers

Spotify launches music video feature in Australia 2

Pepsi turns its back on the status quo in latest campaign

Kyle and Jackie O may have a future in podcasting

Tourism New Zealand wants Aussies to write their own stories, via TBWA\Sydney

‘We would be supportive of that’: Telstra boss endorses Foxtel sale

Crown fined $2 million for allowing problem gamblers to place bets

Hola Health appoints Andy McKeon as CMO

‘Athletes are becoming media entities’: Amplify launches new sports division

NRMA Insurance launches Help Nation Preparedness Month

Clare Bowditch, Tanya Hennessy, Jamila Rizvi, and Rosie Waterland lead campaign on financial abuse

Thinkerbell acquires Hardhat: ‘We look forward to seeing what our combined forces can do’ 2

Live Nation responds to ‘inaccuracies aired’ on Four Corners as ABC ‘stands by’ investigation 4

Australian Bananas and Thinkerbell set to launch ‘Banana Gym Pass’ 1

Gaming trumps all in M&C Saatchi Sport & Entertainment’s latest Passion Pulse report

ABC appoints Wondery executive as head of audio-on-demand

‘It’s about making the system fairer’: We speak to ABC’s Avani Dias after Four Corners’ Live Nation investigation 1

‘I’ve loved everything I’ve done here’: Gus Worland to depart Triple M 2

Australian health food business hands full media remit to Ryvalmedia

Leading capital investment manager rebrands via Hulsbosch

Aruma unveils digital campaign for rebranded Club Aruma support service

Clemenger BBDO strengthens creative department with four promotions

Finally, Golden Gaytime comes as a protein powder 2

CommsCon Conference and Awards to return in 2025

JCDecaux refreshes its airport advertising offering 1

Accenture Song announces new Australian leaders as Mark Green heads to New York

Zespri Kiwifruit and Dentsu Creative launch ‘Healthier Ways’ navigation solution

Australian Traffic Network taps Are Media and oOh! for new senior sales team

Nine comms boss Victoria Buchan made redundant as network searches for ‘a much-needed regulatory specialist lead’ 4

Telstra snags former Optus director as new GM of retail marketing and merchandising 3

‘A new type of agency model’: ex-adtech and media talents open indie media agency 3

Globus Family of Brands, FCTG and Federal Group complete Travel Marketing Summit agenda

‘The riskiest thing is that no one gives a sh*t about what you’re doing’: Liquid Death creative VP compares marketing to stand-up comedy 1

‘Never been its creativity, it’s that discipline around consistency’: Why Apple remains a dominant brand

‘Three of the best strategic minds in the business’: Wavemaker unveils latest strategy moves

Gelato Messina launches into Woolworths 5

Jonesy and Amanda, Ben Fordham dominate ACRA awards

Seven Network announces new 7NEWS Brisbane team after Sharyn Ghidella axing

Cancer Council Victoria continues fight against unhealthy drinks and foods advertising, via ICON Agency

Seven looking to block ‘salacious’ court documents put forward by former Spotlight journalist