What the media industry in Australia is talking about today
Agencies & HoldCos
- 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)
- AKQA AUSTRALIA: AKQA Australia unveils new Hesta campaign to redefine retirement (Mi3)
- 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: Thinkerbell & Inclusively Made Launch AI Tool To Counter Disability Exclusion In Advertising (B&T)
- INCLUSIVELYMADE.AI: Adam Ferrier launches Inclusivelymade.ai with Mumbrella360 stunt (Mumbrella)
- 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 DIGITAL: Head of Val Morgan Digital departs Vinyl Group (Mumbrella)
- VOGUE CODES: Vogue Codes Secures 3 New Partners For 2026 Program (B&T)
Industry & General Topics
- ‘MAKES THEM STOP SCROLLING’: ‘Makes Them Stop Scrolling’: Short Tutorials Aussie’s Biggest Purchase Trigger, Research Finds (B&T)
- 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)
- AUSTRALIAN AUDIO LEADERS: 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)
- MOVE: Adam Whitford & Kirrily Hirst Join OMA, MOVE Boards (B&T)
- OMA: Adam Whitford & Kirrily Hirst Join OMA, MOVE Boards (B&T)
- PERIMENOPAUSE AND MENOPAUSE: Australian Government launches first campaign on perimenopause and menopause (Mi3)
- 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)
- 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, 1:02 pm