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Spielberg’s Pentagon Papers biopic The Post earns $2.5m from Australian audiences on opening weekend 1

Nissan appoints Omnicom to media buying account, ending decade-long relationship with Dentsu Aegis Network

Bupa creates new campaign message ‘Life is a gift. Take care of it’ 5

Mastercard reminds crowds of how boring the Australian Open experience once was

Tourism Tropical North Queensland appoints Klick Communications to PR account

Cartoon characters ‘Al and Di’ return for another Aldi back-to-school adventure

Guardian unveils new look for first time in 13 years 2

Ikon managing partner Sharon Cookson returns to OMD 6

Founder of Datalicious, Christen Bartens, joins Equifax in New York

More than 1m watch England beat Australia in first one day international

The Iconic, Mastercard, Afterpay, Google and Criteo join final Mumbrella Retail Marketing Summit program

Michael Thomson to anchor Nine’s ratings-challenged 6pm Perth bulletin

The Living Room’s Barry Du Bois spends day completing jobs for Airtasker and Mitsubishi brand collaboration

Google to push voice services further into the market

Metricon Homes help Australians ‘Get the Love’ in latest Summer campaign

Doctor Blake future in doubt after new Craig McLachlan allegations 1

Mike Tyson helps out Ultra Tune rubber girls after tiger crash in new ad

M&C Saatchi’s ECD Michael Canning departs for ‘personal venture’

Publishers and brands set for drastic fall in Facebook traffic after major news feed revamp 21

Blue 449 head of investment Daniel Cutrone leaves to join startup Avenue C 4

Healthcare ad agency Hammond & Thackeray collapse leaves publishers out of pocket 7

Asahi Premium Brands appoints The Monkeys Melbourne to lead beer accounts 1

Streaming service Stan in its first ad watchdog defeat over language in SMILF trailer

The Star promotes its celebrity chefs in latest Summer ads

Volkswagen Alltracks ad shows the dog’s point of view

Violet Crumble returns to Australian hands after Nestlé sale 4

‘Design mistake’ becomes the lead of latest Vision Direct campaign

Captain Risky channels inner cheerleader in latest Budget Direct spot 1

SBS Viceland to run 17 hour un-cut version of The Ghan this weekend 4

Rocky Horror Show production company MD apologises to McLachlan’s accusers

‘Advocate’ title is coincidence, claims creator of The Betoota Advocate’s would-be rival The Aussie Advocate 15

MLA goes West Side Story with musical satire on Australia’s Culture Wars 41

The Daily Telegraph’s website traffic fell by more than 600,000 in November, Nielsen finds 2

Leigh Campbell joins Mamamia as executive editor

More than $1m lost in revenue due to domain spoofing, News UK finds

Air New Zealand’s Cara Mygind joins Uber as head of ANZ comms 4

Aesthetic creates Home of Happiness activation for NAB

Seven West Media in negotiations for additional racing channel

Nine wins TV and streaming rights to 2018 US Masters Golf Tournament 5

Sammy the Sausage and friends star in Farm Food Butchers rebrand

McCann Sydney recruits Erin Porich to lead account management team 3

Google revamps mobile publishing service to solve URL trust issues

Nine reveals Allison Langdon and Peter Stefanovic as new hosts of Weekend Today 3

Climate Council Australia launches AI-powered chatbot to help educate on climate change 3

Sling & Stone launches into American market 2

Mercedes-Benz Vans announces collaboration with influencer Sheree Commerford

Tasmania launches campaign to attract Sydneysiders to the Apple Isle 1

Cricket Australia and Milo part ways, ending 25 year junior games partnership 8

Red Agency named local communications agency for Bio-Oil skincare brand

Coca-Cola targets teens with ‘epic summer’ campaign

Pedestrian officially launches teen website Pez 1

Mumbrella Digital School returns to explain programmatic, content marketing and clear up social advertising confusion 3

Huffington Post’s Nicolette Logue joins LinkedIn Australia as managing editor 1

Ten claims 20% increase in Tenplay views over past year 9

Nine’s A Current Affair coverage of McLachlan allegations outrates ABC’s 7:30 investigation

Crocmedia and Pacific Star Network confirm merger details 1

Production on next Doctor Blake Mysteries series suspended after Craig McLachlan allegations

The Age’s veteran cartoonist Ron Tandberg dies 2

Pitch Perfect 3 and All The Money in the World fail to beat Jumanji at weekend box office

Craig McLachlan ousted from The Rocky Horror Show 40

TorchMedia retains Queensland rail contract

Seven seeks urgent update from Doctor Blake producers following Craig McLachlan allegations 6

WSFM Sydney appoints Scott Muller as content director 1

Mumbrella CommsCon Awards entries close this week

Doctor Blake Mysteries star Craig McLachlan accused of indecent assault and sexual harassment 5

SBS’ three-hour train documentary The Ghan averages more than 400,000 viewers 28

Ten’s Big Bash coverage hands channel first weekly win of the year 2

Coca-Cola launches its own font 1

Tom Steinfort exits Weekend Today for 60 Minutes role 1

Will & Woody to kick off Kiis national drive on Monday

ABC promotes ‘captivating’, ‘dazzling’ 2018 lineup 2

Youfoodz customers just ‘can’t stop doing it’ in new ads 17

Cricket dominates the ratings as fifth Ashes test kicks off and Big Bash wins the demos

SBS chief content officer Helen Kellie passes away 11

Ultra Tune begins promoting its Mike Tyson campaign with teaser trailer 5

Nine says ‘We are the one’ in major 2018 promotion push 1

Ten is ‘here to stay’ in 2018 1

Family dog, talking plant and The Easter Bunny enjoy annihilation of cockroaches in Mortein ad

Ten begins publicity push for Lisa Wilkinson joining The Project 3

Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle knocks Star Wars off top spot at weekend box office

Foxtel owners News Corp and Telstra agree to Sky News deal 3

News Corp and Telstra fail to reach agreement over Sky News before deadline

Agency invites brands to pay for creative with beer or nappies instead of money 19

PR and marketing agency The Bureau of Business appoints former ACA bureau chief Justin Armsden as head of video

Italian Media Corporation founder Ubaldo Larobina retires

South Australia’s Country Fire Service urges people to plan for bushfires

Officeworks launches its 2018 back to school campaign

ABC’s NYE fireworks coverage up by more than 300,000 from 2017 1