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Staples Australia use brands’ ‘Ts and Cs’ in campaign for highlighters 2

West End Draught continues with its efforts to redraw the Victoria-South Australia border 1

Seven’s return of My Kitchen Rules after Easter break tops Monday ratings

Morning Update: HBO GO campaign draws on awkwardness of watching Game of Thrones with your parents; Amy Poehler returns in Old Navy ad

AFP concludes investigation of Ten over Renae Lawrence interview

Mumbrella live blog: Thursday, April 17

Ten takes news and motorsport presenter Matt White back from Seven 3

Isuzu Ute Australia withdraws competition after campaign describes it as an ‘X-rated Thailand sex tour’ 31

Buzzfeed questions Nielsen’s decision not to classify it as a news site 7

Paul Bailey promoted to editor-in-chief as Fairfax reshuffles business again 4

Southern Cross Austereo looks to digital to boost revenues 2

Commercial Radio Australia encourages audiences to buy their mum a digital radio this Mother’s Day 5

Father Bob launches crowd-funding campaign for the homeless in which he promises to sing in return for donations

Nova FM targets drink driving in radio campaign created by GPY&R Brisbane

ABC secures broadcasting rights in China which could see political shows broadcast live 1

Absolut Vodka celebrates limited edition Absolut Oz with street art

Puberty Blues lifts as news dominates another non-ratings night 1

Clemenger and OMD signal return to full service in Tasmania with new joint state leader 2

Microsoft promotes Adam Anger to lead Asia Pac ad sales

Morning Update: Ad for music school taps into music’s ability to evoke emotions; Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart social media push for production racked up 600 million impressions

Mumbrella live blog: Wednesday, April 16 1

McDonald’s pokes fun at Facebook fans to celebrate a million likes 14

SMI: Ten revenue share falls back to earth after Sochi boost 9

M.J. Bale sews contactless payment technology into ‘Power Suit’ 3

Perth’s 6PR and 96FM launch campaign targeting drivers who text while driving

Mail Online and The Guardian both get record traffic in latest Nielsen online rankings 10

Seven’s Tom & Ben’s Singapore Sling beats Ten’s Jamie & Jimmy’s Food Fight Club

Morning Update: Klondike Bar plays doctor with a hot candy nurse; Mad Men final season sees drop in ratings in the US; Maxwell House says its coffee is good, not great

Bauer Media Group to launch companion mobile apps in bid to grow masthead sales 3

M&C Saatchi wins back NRMA Insurance 12

Mumbrella live blog: Tuesday, April 15

UM loses out as Mitchells wins $137m federal government media account 12

Nielsen finds two million new online audience members amid major changes to its measurement systems 4

JWT set to return to J. Walter Thomson Company as agency celebrates 150 years 3

Kellogg’s restructures marketing, six roles made redundant 2

PR Report purchased by the journalists’ union for undisclosed amount 2

GetUp campaign calls out PM for potentially breaking pre-election promise on cuts to the ABC 21

NZ’s Super Rugby players explain connection to culture in new campaign for Adidas

Bankwest’s Garry the squirrel is off to Brazil thanks to his Qantas Transaction account 2

ACMA to appeal 2DayFM nurse prank call decision to the High Court

TV platform Zeebox to relaunch as social media site 1

APG chairman Russ Mitchinson moves from DDB to Leo Burnett 9

News and current affairs dominate as Kerry Packer’s Australian Story more popular than The Big Bang Theory 8

Secrets of social video to be shared at Mumbrella360

Morning Update: Giraffe doesn’t care about your GoPro; W+K Amsterdam debut World Cup 2014 Powerade campaign; Instagram closes Peaches Geldof’s account

Mumbrella live blog: Monday, April 14

CEO Luke Waldren departs Grey Australia 1

NSW Government announces new list of approved creative agencies 9

The Lego Movie powers through to make more than $5m for second weekend 5

Digital out of home will lift creative standards says Adshel boss

Buzzfeed international commercial chief to open Mumbrella360 4

Woolworths media pitch down to ‘big three’

Ikon Perth closes its office

ABC’s Mark Scott apologises to commentator Chris Kenny 12

Newspaper Works boss admits EMMA takeup is a ‘mixed bag’ 2

Paul Sigaloff starts as commercial director at Yahoo!7 1

TV networks invited to pitch for Qantas in-flight ad service

The Brand Agency launches ‘hard hitting’ first aid ad for St John Ambulance 4

Cuts to ABC funding would brand Abbott a liar, say Friends of the ABC

Kylie Rogers quits Ten, replaced by Melissa Fein as head of Generate 9

Head of comms at Change.org Australia to depart

Host of female artists re-record Divinyls’ I Touch Myself to encourage women to check for breast cancer 9

Ten wins 949,000 for The Biggest Loser winner announcement 4

Morning Update: What happens when a bank runs a bar?; Mad Men the Blaxploitation movie; Was Samsung selfie worth $1bn?

Mi9 boss takes aim at rivals over online catch-up strategy 5

Mumbrella live blog: Friday, April 11

World Movies Secret Cinema postponed at last minute ‘due to unforeseen circumstances’

Adshel’s group sales director Matt Newcomb departs 2

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra appoints director of marketing and director of development

NAB to ‘fansplant’ sports fans from around the world to Australia to be ‘Footified’ 3

Piracy: Study shows 99 per cent of online ads on pirate sites are ‘high-risk’ 6

Piracy: Networks should open schedules to local producers 1

Celebrity vet Dr Katrina Warren launches YouTube pet channel

Ad round up: Smith’s ‘MAXX chips’; NRMA and BankWest

Bauer publisher Peter Holder to depart

Valvoline celebrates man’s primal love of cars and speed 3

Razor picks up CSR Monier Roofing, admits SBS loss ‘disappointing’ 1

Woolmark focuses on tough nature of wool in new global campaign from Host

News wins for Seven and Nine as The Checkout posts biggest audience yet

Ikon loses $8m SPC Ardmona media account to Slingshot 9

Morning Update: Alison Brie and Adam Scott host a socially awkward party with Smirnoff; Red Lobster reviews creative; Game of Thrones theme screamed by goats

Hubspot to open Australia office and grow ‘inbound’ marketing 2

Mumbrella live blog: Thursday, April 10

eBay puts local creative tender on hold as it pitches account globally

Innovation lead Nic Hodges to depart MediaCom 4

Privacy commissioner: New privacy laws can help marketers build trust 1

Health.com.au pokes fun at rivals in new ‘Uncomplexicate’ brand campaign 1

Big W utilises 3D stop-motion animation for its Easter specials ad