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Nunn Media boosts exec team with commercial director and head of strategy and innovation 9

Triple M Melbourne appoints new mornings announcer 1

The Block hands Nine a Wednesday night win

‘I bet she’ll want the top bunk’: NAB’s ‘Story of Progress’ shifts focus to the changing family home

Bauer Media partners with Australian Banking Association to combat elder financial abuse 2

Former political pollster Jim Reed launches communications research agency Resolve

Mark Murray becomes partner and COO at CX company Geronimo 1

Publish Awards shortlist revealed as Medium Rare Content leads the charge with 19 shortlisted entries

OPR promotes Bridget Jung, who becomes its first chief creative officer

SMH and The Age to launch glossy monthly Good Food magazine 2

Our Watch launches Media Making Change, website for journalists reporting on violence against women 2

McManus to return to Ten with Saturday Night Rove 10

Talk radio operator Macquarie Media sees fall in profits and ad revenue 4

Media recession takes TV ad spend below $4bn for first time 4

Woman elbowing snoring husband was domestic violence, says Ad Standards Board 12

Mumbrella to launch neXt conference aimed at developing the new generation of industry talent 3

Bastion Collective launches retail arm led by Marcus Millgate 1

Napoleon Perdis appoints One Daydream to its PR account

Qantas promotes Stephanie Tully to chief customer officer

Seachange returns as highest rating drama of 2019

Turner Freeman ad focuses on how everything piles up when something goes wrong

Team captains adopt zero-numbered jumpers for TAC ‘Towards Zero’ round 3

Bohemia promotes Mark Echo to national planning director 10

Bankwest gets on board Barefoot Investor’s buckets bandwagon 2

Online home loan brand Athena expands Jaywing’s remit to full digital media account

Uni Super features throwback photos of its customers, celebrating the growth of their super funds 7

Hunter Communications announces new clients including Perth Fashion Festival

Healthcare ad spend to fall in Australia this year, with global newspaper spend unusually on the rise

Wicked Campers faces national crackdown over offensive slogans 9

Drug & Alcohol Services SA creates a skin-crawling ad to encourage people to quit smoking 2

303 Mullen Lowe’s Mediahub wins car rental service Budget’s WA account

‘Challenging market conditions’ blamed for declining commercial radio ad revenue in June quarter 2

Instagram and WhatsApp to add ‘from Facebook’ to their names

Growth Ops appoints Pieter-Paul von Weiler to chief strategy officer 4

Adland leaders share their experiences with mental health in Heart On My Sleeve story book 6

Tik Tok appoints PHD to global media account 1

Dentsu X names Daniel Isaac as CEO as DAN rebuild continues 7

Seven major Australian publishers sign exclusive content deals with Facebook 7

Ten adds to podcast suite with Georgia Love and Barry Du Bois

Day five of The Ashes pushes Nine’s Gem to a 17% audience share 2

Fast & Furious spin-off Hobbs & Shaw takes over $7m across weekend box office

WPP-backed media agency Msix opens Sydney office, with Mindshare’s Kevin Rooney joining as APAC CEO 1

Facebook re-releases My Screen report to ‘challenge your understanding of Australia’s video consumption habits’ 11

Bastion Reputation Management appoints Clare Gleghorn as CEO, as Brian Walsh moves to the AFL

Bike and scooter sharing company Lime names Clancy Dobbyn as APAC communications manager

John Sintras returns to head up digital consultancy, Yango Group 4

Tourism Solomon Islands and Solomon Airlines partner to launch Australian tourism campaign

Probiotics brand Life Space celebrates the wonder of the human microbiome

‘Bye old room…bye bye dunny’: AGL recognises the emotional toll of moving house 2

Branding agency Principals reveals new brand identity for PSMA Australia 3

Pacific announces content syndication partnership with Bazaarvoice

Subaru continues its ‘Every moment is a chance to do’ platform with the simple moment of tying shoelaces

Join the fight against ‘glo-ball warming’: Bonds campaigns for an unusual cause 1

Sky News partners with YouTube, Microsoft News, Facebook and Taboola on content distribution deals 2

‘Promise me you’ll play Baby Shark on repeat’: Drivers say goodbye to their phones in RACQ ad 2

H&R Block uses ASMR to make millennials more relaxed about tax in social media campaign 2

Destination NSW continues its regional tourism push with campaign for Eurobodalla

Target celebrates the elements in activewear campaign

Foxtel signs long-term content agreement with BBC Studios 2

Free TV unveils new look to reflect changes in the Australian TV landscape 1

The Block’s 15th season premiere fails to crack 1m metro viewers, but 9Gem soars to 12.0% share 1

Connecting Plots hires Lewis Steele as head of social

Angela Tangas becomes chief commercial officer of Dentsu Aegis Network 8

Nine wins 13th ratings week and remains just ahead in ongoing yearly battle

Group M hires News Corp’s Cameron King to lead technology and transformation

The Ashes helps Nine to a rare Friday night win

Nick ‘Honey Badger’ Cummins returns to TV, fronting Tradie Underwear’s ‘Aussie fit’ campaign 2

1800RESPECT launches its first integrated campaign identifying scenes of domestic violence 1

The Hallway is helping patients on organ waitlists say ‘Thank you’ to their future donors

AANA appoints new chair in Nestle’s Martin Brown

Think HQ acquires community engagement consultancy Culture Verse

Shine Lawyers names Stratosphere as full-service agency 1

WPP splits Myer account across Ikon and Essence in partnership announced prior to redundancies 9

303 Mullen Lowe appoints Scott Huebscher as Sydney executive creative director

AGL, Lite N’ Easy and Hipages come on as major sponsors for The Block 2019 1

‘Unprecedented number of negative events’ drive ad market down for first time in six years

The Bachelor’s second ep pulls 693,000 metro viewers

Switch Digital wins Jenny Craig’s consolidated digital account

Nine announces extended coverage for 2020 Australian Open 3

Nick Garrett exits as Clemenger BBDO CEO, as Gayle While and Pete Bosilkovski take lead roles 22

News.com.au and realestate.com.au enter content sharing partnership 1

DAN continues restructure with the exit of Amplifi’s Luke Manley 4

The seventh season of The Bachelor kicks off on Ten to 828,000 metro viewers 1

Five made redundant on Ikon’s Myer account 25

Bastion Reputation Management announces new hire and promotions

Group M becomes first media agency group to become Adobe ambassador 1

Edge appoints Rod Mooseek as Melbourne general manager 3

Flybuys hands CHE Proximity a consolidated account including creative, digital and social 2