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Melbourne International Comedy Festival launches ad about not being funny 12

Mortgage Choice promotes ‘Know the feeling’ message 2

South Australia’s new ‘origami Pope hat’ logo prompts online competition to find a better one 25

Thursday night rugby league game scores for Nine as it wins its first night of the year 5

CommsCon Awards jurors begin deliberations 1

Razor’s Jonathan Hopkins joins MCM Media 4

Naked Melbourne hires Tom Ward from GPY&R as MD as Matt Houltham moves to New York 8

Hacks to debate flacks at CommsCon

Videology launches in Australia

Burson-Marsteller gives away $1.6m of consultancy time to mark 60th birthday 13

Madison magazine to close? 8

Quickflix executive Tim Parsons departs for Mi9

Voiceover agency Earcasting launches 8

Fairfax boss Jack Matthews: With the Guardian’s five or six journalists against our 700, I like our chances 9

Ad of the month: Australians enjoy seeing Ramsay ‘getting a bit of comeuppance’ 2

Global marketing conference to be held in Sydney

New magazine Nourish to focus on healthy eating for busy professional women 1

Horsemeat in Australian food: How do you handle the PR fallout? 10

Coca-Cola hunts new marketing director as Lucie Austin heads to Europe 7

Foxtel chooses Zeebox for companion app

Mr and Mrs Murder drops below 600,000 as Parade’s End fails to find audience 5

Aldi moving into the telecommunication market with promise of cheap rates 7

Blue Star Group buys Geon 4

Intel asks people to combine their favourite two things 3

Greenpeace launches confronting print campaign on back of court case 4

Adelaide Fringe’s chairwoman takes the helm of SA Film Corporation

Status Quo return for Coles with Whatever You Want 16

Hoyts announces Viocorp as streaming partner

Online retail sales rise to $13 billion

Announcing the launch of new industry intelligence tool The Source 19

Domino’s runs campaign to tease relaunch 8

Sawyer the dog returns in Allianz campaign

Big Bang Theory keeps chugging along for Nine

The Encore Interview with Mark Britt – CEO of Mi9 1

Bauer names Justine Cullen to edit Elle – no plans for her replacement at Shop Til You Drop

UM, Ikon, Starcom and Razor fly the flag for Australia at Festival of Media Asia

Secrets of lobbying government to be shared at CommsCon

Perth radio ratings: Mix dominates Perth with progress for Nova

Adidas reviews PR in Australia

Andrew Jaspan of The Conversation in today’s live video stream 6

Melbourne radio ratings: Drop in drivetime for 3AW after Derryn Hinch 17

M&C Saatchi’s Andrew Condon moves to sport and entertainment specialist Gemba

Best Job In The World expands to six states

Brisbane ratings: 97.3fm gets breathing room at the top 4

Adelaide radio ratings: Mix102.3 extends its lead

Iris Sydney wins tender for Sydney’s City Christmas 1

Eureka Report announces joint venture with Clime Asset Management

TedxSydney announces 2013 sponsors 4

Sydney radio ratings: Jones and 2GB take a hit 28

MKR wins narrowing battle with The Block as Masterchef fades 2

How to get a place on the board, find staff and keep them to be focus of CommsCon session

Save Your Legs has disappointing opening at the box office 10

Southern Cross Austereo shares climb

Cheil global chief strategy officer Bruce Haines to leave after five-year stint 2

Daily Life editor: I warned my bosses of social media apocalypse over patronising label 40

Telstra’s Mark Buckman expands role 3

Sapphires writer and Rachel Griffiths feature among productions getting Screen Australia grants

Mates share the love over burgers in new KFC ad 11

Google boss Nick Leeder to leave for French role 4

Action Man parody for new Maxibon campaign 1

Ruby Rose fronts JAG campaign 9

Media buyers welcome first Fairfax ‘compact’ edition 5

CommsCon Awards finalists revealed 7

The Rocks’ Argyle Street dining precinct receives brand overhaul

eBus appoints Botten national sales director as it gears up for battle with AdStream and Dubsat 1

Frost creates HIV-awareness float for Mardi Gras 2

The Block: All Stars continues to build for Nine

Elmwood duo launch Melbourne brand consultancy The Contenders 7

News Limited to sell Sky NZ stake

Peter Harvey dies 9

Nine and Southern Cross Austereo ‘in merger talks’ 4

ABC TV publicity veteran Lesna Thomas set to leave

Etihad launches global brand campaign 2

Blogging event postponed after sponsor pulls out

Silence is a tactic in new radio advertising strategy 28

Storytelling in PR to be conference focus

News Limited to deploy ‘paper boys’ to counter Fairfax compact launch 8

BMW reappoints Vizeum to media 1

What do you know about drugs at work? 12

Bones helps Seven dominate over all-comers 2

Twitter makes first Australian appointment amid trip by senior executives

Discrimination is a bigger reason to complain about ads than sex for the first time 2

Adam Boland to lead Ten’s return to the morning battle 12

Mark Kennedy to leave Vivaki Exchange after 18 years to be replaced by three new bosses 3

AFL ad celebrates uniqueness of Aussie rules to kick off 2013 season 30

TAC warns of dangers of texting while driving 2

Guardian Australia posts ad for ‘digital journalists’ 11

Peter Fray takes up university position 4