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Sexualised potatoes, racist cavemen and Aryan beer ad complaints dismissed by ASB 7

Dare Iced Coffee plays autocorrect 8

V8 vintage Winfield tobacco ad cleared by Health Department of breaching ad laws 3

Toyota tries for laughs in big kid ad 4

Coles’ new girl introduces new home-cooked ready meals range 5

Cinema safety ad goes live 2

Brisbane agencies to hold Cannes contender night Brisbannes 3

Sweaty Betty PR and Lorna Jane part ways 3

AussieMite tells Catholics: Sorry about our deliberately controversial ad. We had no idea it would be offensive 66

Masterchef returns with 1.1m viewers while Magazine Wars rates 846,000 8

Seven to launch afternoon show The Daily Edition 8

Doctor Who dominates Vivid Sydney projections as Matt Smith exits

Hard-hitting WorkSafe Victoria campaign tells stories of horrific accidents 1

Nation shines light on Adelaide Uni

Magda Szubanski to join Encore Score panel at Mumbrella360 1

Gruen Sweat wins Rose d’Or

BOQ unveils BWM-masterminded rebrand 16

ABC says it wants The Checkout back in 2014 6

IGA takes philanthropic approach in next part of Anh Do campaign 3

Kimberley Lee launches new agency Brand PR Social 10

Final edition of Triple J Mag released

ACMA unveils revamped website 2

Plantable postcard for Melbourne Water wins Postcard of the Year 7

Tom Waterhouse: Somehow I’ve become the face of gambling – sorry about that 23

House Rules begins to close gap on The Block

City of Melbourne says ‘find what you’re not looking for’ in DDB campaign

OMD loses Pernod Ricard account to Vizeum 1

BuzzFeed to hire three editorial staff down under 5

Gatsby director Luhrmann: Criticism is like your child being smashed on the head with a lump of wood 18

News Corp reveal new logo 17

Sharp to KAK: Brandishing a vagina like a forcefield does not make you immune from the truth 14

Video game ad featuring suicide bombing on zombie island ruled too violent 6

Fairfax journalists raise new complaints about advertorials 9

Offspring delivers for Ten in new 25-54 target audience 3

McGuire apologises for Goodes King Kong comments 32

AussieMite chases Catholic controversy with ‘sacrilicious’ ad 76

Keshet Media Group pushes into Australian with Northern Pictures partnership

Bladder leakage ‘bullying’ ad cleared by watchdog 5

Stats bureau invites public to Run That Town 6

Commercial director steps up as CarAdvice CEO resigns 2

Expedia draws a pavement picture for travellers

Deadline for Mumbrella360 bookings looms

Ex Ikon boss Dan Johns joins Mediabrands 3

SMH launches Immerse to promote its investigative journalism archive 2

The Encore Interview: Brendon Cook

Biggest Loser delivers Ten a big finish 1

Clemenger wins Tourism Australia 5

Hamish Macdonald talks The Truth for this week Mumbrella Hangout 4

Kennerley still smarting about ‘breasts out’ remark from Sharp 9

Woolworths ‘plays its own game’ by launching price cut campaign 9

Cellarmaster Wines fined for email spam 5

Mediabrands to launch new media agency BPN in Australia 3

Louise Brockbank appointed head of Taste.com.au 2

Zoe Eaton appointed GM of Wilson’s IQuitSugar.com 3

New magazine for mining workers 2

TV Ratings: Nine hits a high note with The Voice 1

Box office: Hangover opens strongly as Drift continues to fade

Telegraph cleared by Press Council over Slipper ‘King Rat’ front page 3

Shine boss, Hollywood hand and Gruen co-creator among Mumbrella360 lineup 1

Australian culture under the microscope with SBS docos funded by Screen Australia

Revealed: APAC network of the year contenders for Mumbrella Awards

Lean Cuisine celebrates women’s microwave-based success 27

Telstra’s ‘Thanks’ campaign gets TV ad 4

Media agencies line up for NSW government pitch this week

Keenan to head Maxus Melbourne 4

News Limited’s Campbell Reid: Guardian Australia plan is like Australian edition of Playboy 20

DDB, Maxus, Nike and STW regional chiefs to discuss Australia’s role in Asia at Mumbrella360

ABC’s Whitlam doco rates just under 1m 2

JWT says ‘start with Vegemite’ 4

Politifact Australia confirms Seven as its media partner 3

The Guardian launches its Australian digital edition 17

Kellogg’s, Diageo, Qantas and MLA marketers to debate key topics at Mumbrella360

Government proposes new limits on betting odds promotion during live sport 8

Masterchef first look confirms boys versus girl theme and hints at more negative format 2

Nicholas Gray appointed CEO of The Australian 1

Sydney’s creative up in Vivid Lights 1

Cadbury defends its new ‘generous blocks’ Joyville campaign 18

Pink Media Group buys 40 per cent stake of gay radio station 2

The Works take a Global Effie with the Devil’s Cut 3

Anti-handgun campaign targets matriarchs of crime families 9

The fall, rise and fall of social media to be debated at Mumbrella360

House Rules fightback sees it outrate The Block for first time 5

Nick Cave provides soundtrack for moody Barossa Valley ad 49

AGL launches ‘do not knock’ sticker campaign while fighting legal battle against stickers 13

Samantha Allen departs Liquid Ideas after a year as agency pushes into Melbourne and aligns with Better Happy

VCCP puts shoes through ‘Demonstrations of Lightness’ 6

ACMA reviewing embedding of brands in TV content 1

Radio bosses, editors, marketers and agency chiefs join Mumbrella360 for focus on media