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Agencies & HoldCos

  • AKQA: AKQA Australia unveils new Hesta campaign to redefine retirement Mi3
  • AKQA: HESTA & AKQA Help Aussies Retire Through ‘Don’t Tell Me’ Campaign B&T
  • CATINELLA: Scotch Brand The Macallan Appoints CATINELLA As Communications Agency In Australia B&T
  • COCOGUN: UnLtd refreshes brand identity via Cocogun AdNews
  • COCOGUN: UnLtd Unveils Hot New Brand Identity Via Cocogun B&T
  • DROGA5: Droga5 ANZ adds former M+C Saatchi creative chief Emma Robbins mediaweek
  • DROGA5: Emma Robbins joins Droga5 ANZ as executive creative director Mi3
  • DROGA5: M&C Saatchi creative lead Emma Robbins moves to Droga5 Mumbrella
  • DROGA5: M+C’s Emma Robbins jumps to Droga5 AdNews
  • HOWATSON+COMPANY: Howatson+Company appointed SharkNinja ANZ creative agency of record AdNews
  • HOWATSON+COMPANY: Howatson+Company lands SharkNinja creative account mediaweek
  • HOWATSON+COMPANY: SharkNinja Appoints Howatson+Company As Creative AOR B&T
  • M+C SAATCHI: Droga5 ANZ adds former M+C Saatchi creative chief Emma Robbins mediaweek
  • M+C SAATCHI: M&C Saatchi creative lead Emma Robbins moves to Droga5 Mumbrella
  • M+C SAATCHI: M+C’s Emma Robbins jumps to Droga5 AdNews
  • OGILVY: Former Ogilvy CEO Sally Kissane joins Tumbleturn Mumbrella
  • SAFEWORK NSW: MAFS Handed SafeWork NSW Improvement Notices Following Allegations Of ‘Violence, Aggression & Non-Consensual Touching’ B&T
  • SAFEWORK NSW: More ‘MAFS’ allegations revealed as SafeWork NSW notices issued mediaweek
  • THINKERBELL: Thinkerbell & Inclusively Made Launch AI Tool To Counter Disability Exclusion In Advertising B&T
  • UM: UM Australia’s new CEO isn’t wasting any time AdNews
  • WPP: WPP Media wins big, loses a bit AdNews

Companies & Advertisers

  • AIRWALLEX: Spike Lee, Arsenal and B2B: How AirWallex created global brand awareness AdNews
  • ARSENAL: Spike Lee, Arsenal and B2B: How AirWallex created global brand awareness AdNews
  • AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT: Australian Government launches first campaign on perimenopause and menopause Mi3
  • BAKERS DELIGHT: Power of focus: Bakers Delight CMO on targeting ‘white, middle-class lunchbox’ Mumbrella
  • HESTA: AKQA Australia unveils new Hesta campaign to redefine retirement Mi3
  • HESTA: HESTA & AKQA Help Aussies Retire Through ‘Don’t Tell Me’ Campaign B&T
  • HIBOB: HiBob appoints Yael Klass as VP of brand amid AI-focused expansion Mi3
  • INCLUSIVELY MADE: Adam Ferrier launches Inclusivelymade.ai with Mumbrella360 stunt Mumbrella
  • INCLUSIVELY MADE: Thinkerbell & Inclusively Made Launch AI Tool To Counter Disability Exclusion In Advertising B&T
  • MARS: Mars Petcare appoints Karim Lokhandwala as chief customer officer for ANZ Mi3
  • RAMMP: Rammp unveils free ai plug-in for real-time customer trust analysis Mi3
  • SHARKNINJA: Howatson+Company appointed SharkNinja ANZ creative agency of record AdNews
  • SHARKNINJA: Howatson+Company lands SharkNinja creative account mediaweek
  • SHARKNINJA: SharkNinja Appoints Howatson+Company As Creative AOR B&T
  • THE MACALLAN: Scotch Brand The Macallan Appoints CATINELLA As Communications Agency In Australia B&T
  • TUMBLETURN: Former Ogilvy CEO Sally Kissane joins Tumbleturn Mumbrella
  • TUMBLETURN: Tumbleturn Appoints Sally Kissane To Lead New Client-Agency Relationship Practice B&T
  • TUMBLETURN: Tumbleturn launches client-agency relationship practice with Sally Kissane AdNews
  • VAL MORGAN: Head of Val Morgan Digital departs Vinyl Group Mumbrella

Industry & General Topics

  • ADVERTISING: Thinkerbell & Inclusively Made Launch AI Tool To Counter Disability Exclusion In Advertising B&T
  • AI: ‘We’re marketing to machines now’: Kantar on brands’ AI blind spot Mumbrella
  • AI: Despite the AI boom, tech fortunes decline in AFR Rich List 2026 Mi3
  • AI: Thinkerbell & Inclusively Made Launch AI Tool To Counter Disability Exclusion In Advertising B&T
  • AI: YouTuber arrested over alleged AI defamation of actor mediaweek
  • AUDIO: Snapshot: Australian audio leaders in London capture spirit of collaboration Mumbrella
  • FEDERAL COURT: The Aussie ‘Directed by’ credit that sparked a Federal Court battle mediaweek
  • KANTAR: ‘We’re marketing to machines now’: Kantar on brands’ AI blind spot Mumbrella
  • MENOPAUSE: Australian Government launches first campaign on perimenopause and menopause Mi3
  • MOVE: Adam Whitford & Kirrily Hirst Join OMA, MOVE Boards B&T
  • OMA: Adam Whitford & Kirrily Hirst Join OMA, MOVE Boards B&T
  • STATE OF ORIGIN: TV Ratings (27/5/2026): Game One Delivers Highest Total TV Result For State Of Origin In VOZ History B&T
  • TV RATINGS: TV Ratings (27/5/2026): Game One Delivers Highest Total TV Result For State Of Origin In VOZ History B&T
  • UNLTD: UnLtd refreshes brand identity via Cocogun AdNews
  • UNLTD: UnLtd Unveils Hot New Brand Identity Via Cocogun B&T

Media Owners & Content

  • 4BC: Tapt Media appoints Siobhain Ryan as 4BC Station Manager mediaweek
  • AFR: Australian Financial Review Rich List wealth hits $707 billion mediaweek
  • AFR: Despite the AI boom, tech fortunes decline in AFR Rich List 2026 Mi3
  • ARN: ‘Exciting time’: ARN promotes Donna Gordon to Chief Marketing Officer mediaweek
  • ARN: ARN elevates Donna Gordon to CMO amid business transformation Mi3
  • ARN: ARN promotes Donna Gordon to chief marketing officer AdNews
  • ARN: ARN Promotes Donna Gordon To CMO B&T
  • BETTER HOMES & GARDENS: Better Homes & Gardens, Women’s Day Lead Roy Morgan’s Latest Magazine Rankings B&T
  • BROADSIGN: Broadsign & Global Partners Deliver First End-to-End Agentic AI-Powered OOH Campaign B&T
  • GOOGLE: The clicks are falling, search is over: Google giveth and takes away AdNews
  • GOOGLE: YouTuber arrested over alleged AI defamation of actor mediaweek
  • HOME AND AWAY: Home and Away shooting to rock Summer Bay mediaweek
  • MUMBRELLA: Adam Ferrier launches Inclusivelymade.ai with Mumbrella360 stunt Mumbrella
  • NINE: Predators vs A-Listers: Paul de Gelder on Nine’s new series ‘SHARK!’ mediaweek
  • OOH!MEDIA: oOh!media launches large format screen on Melbourne Metro Tunnel at Town Hall Station AdNews
  • OOH!MEDIA: oOh!media pops up Melbourne Metro Tunnel’s largest digital screen mediaweek
  • OOH!MEDIA: oOh!media Unveils Full-Motion 3D Enabled Digital Screen In Melbourne Metro Tunnel B&T
  • OOH!MEDIA: oOh!media unveils largest digital screen on Melbourne Metro tunnel Mi3
  • SCA: This will scare people’: Rohan Lund on plans for a leaner SCA Mumbrella
  • TAPT MEDIA: Tapt Media appoints Siobhain Ryan as 4BC Station Manager mediaweek
  • VINYL GROUP: Head of Val Morgan Digital departs Vinyl Group Mumbrella
  • VOGUE: Vogue Codes Secures 3 New Partners For 2026 Program B&T
  • WOMEN’S DAY: Better Homes & Gardens, Women’s Day Lead Roy Morgan’s Latest Magazine Rankings B&T

People

  • ADAM FERRIER: Adam Ferrier launches Inclusivelymade.ai with Mumbrella360 stunt Mumbrella
  • ADAM WHITFORD: Adam Whitford & Kirrily Hirst Join OMA, MOVE Boards B&T
  • CAT MCGINN: Cat McGinn launches AI advisory AdNews
  • CAT MCGINN: Cat McGinn launches Liminal & Co Mumbrella
  • CAT MCGINN: Ex-Mumbrella360 & Unmade Curator Cat McGinn Launches New Agency B&T
  • DONNA GORDON: ‘Exciting time’: ARN promotes Donna Gordon to Chief Marketing Officer mediaweek
  • DONNA GORDON: ARN elevates Donna Gordon to CMO amid business transformation Mi3
  • DONNA GORDON: ARN promotes Donna Gordon to chief marketing officer AdNews
  • DONNA GORDON: ARN Promotes Donna Gordon To CMO B&T
  • EMMA ROBBINS: Droga5 ANZ adds former M+C Saatchi creative chief Emma Robbins mediaweek
  • EMMA ROBBINS: Emma Robbins joins Droga5 ANZ as executive creative director Mi3
  • EMMA ROBBINS: M&C Saatchi creative lead Emma Robbins moves to Droga5 Mumbrella
  • EMMA ROBBINS: M+C’s Emma Robbins jumps to Droga5 AdNews
  • KARIM LOKHANDWALA: Mars Petcare appoints Karim Lokhandwala as chief customer officer for ANZ Mi3
  • KIRRILY HIRST: Adam Whitford & Kirrily Hirst Join OMA, MOVE Boards B&T
  • LOU BARRETT: Uncomfortable Growth® Uncut. Season 5, Episode 2: Lou Barrett mediaweek
  • PAUL DE GELDER: Predators vs A-Listers: Paul de Gelder on Nine’s new series ‘SHARK!’ mediaweek
  • ROHAN LUND: This will scare people’: Rohan Lund on plans for a leaner SCA Mumbrella
  • SALLY KISSANE: Former Ogilvy CEO Sally Kissane joins Tumbleturn Mumbrella
  • SALLY KISSANE: Tumbleturn Appoints Sally Kissane To Lead New Client-Agency Relationship Practice B&T
  • SALLY KISSANE: Tumbleturn launches client-agency relationship practice with Sally Kissane AdNews
  • SIOBHAIN RYAN: Tapt Media appoints Siobhain Ryan as 4BC Station Manager mediaweek
  • SPIKE LEE: Spike Lee, Arsenal and B2B: How AirWallex created global brand awareness AdNews
  • YAEL KLASS: HiBob appoints Yael Klass as VP of brand amid AI-focused expansion Mi3
Updated: Thu 28 May 2026, 2:18 pm