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Monash University launches ‘Sip Safe’ wristbands to stop drink spiking 5

Origin Energy rebrands to ‘Good Energy’ 6

Buzzfeed’s Tahlia Pritchard named new Punkee editor 4

Ad Standards outlaws Goldfingers Mens Club ad for ‘inappropriate’ and ‘sexualised’ outdoor poster 2

Treasury Wine Estates appoints Michelle Terry as CMO in marketing restructure

Former Fairfax exec Sean Aylmer joins PR firm Res Publica as partner 1

Dick Smith smith creates own newspaper ad ‘overpopulation will destroy Australia’ 13

Fishing and hunting store censured by ad watchdog for inciting ‘hatred’ towards Greens 1

ANZ, Google, Marley Spoon, Facebook and more join Mumbrella360 plus extra masterclasses announced

Nine’s The Voice builds on new season launch audience, can’t beat Seven’s MKR

Medibank launches Medibank at Home promoting in house health care

Neil Shoebridge’s consultancy to handle APN Outdoor communications

CX Lavender Melbourne hires Michael Rummery as business development director

The New York Times appoints WeThinkMedia for Australian advertising representation

WPP put on notice as Ford launches global creative review

Facebook and FreeTV Australia draw battle lines over ACCC digital platforms inquiry 2

Seven’s ratings momentum continues after Commonwealth Games

Expat creative director Tim Wood returns to Australia in new role with R/GA Sydney

Fairfax’s agricultural publishing arm shuts down Canberra bureau

Collectible toy maker Yowie launches video series for Earth Day

Former Nine MD Amanda Laing joins Foxtel as part of Patrick Delany’s rebuilding push 3

Ad watchdog clears ALDI for reposting Pedestrian article of Kath and Kim smoking 1

Nielsen March figures show The Guardian Australia edge towards three million, others fall

PR firm M+C Partners settles legal case with former executive Asher Moses 1

APN Outdoor retains Transport for Brisbane and Transdev Melbourne, Warburton to focus on acquisitions

Omnicom Media Group APAC CEO Cheuk Chiang steps down 3

SOLO releases first campaign in two years with ‘A Thirsty Worthy Effort’

Liam Hale joins Mindshare as director of its Nike account 1

Justin Armsden exits The Bureau of Business after three months, joins Icon Agency as head of media

AustralianSuper creative and media pitch down to three as it seeks single agency approach

Ten’s Show Me The Movie reaches more than 400,000 viewers

UM’s global brand safety officer: ‘Clients still prefer cheaper, risky environments’ 1

Ant Keogh reveals first work for The Monkeys in ‘Holden Colorado, Not to be Outdone’ campaign 17

Australian Volkswagen accounts under review in global roster revamp

Former Pacific Magazines insights and strategy boss Emily Sak moves to Shopper Media

AFL fans to see live player data in stadiums in Telstra Tracker deal

Brands shouldn’t dump Facebook as users shrug off Cambridge Analytica scandal, researcher says 2

Press Council boss promises faster resolution of complaints as part of promoting quality journalism

Dentsu X opens Sydney office following global Jaguar Land Rover account win

David Jones starts hunt for new creative agency 2

AustralianSuper reviews media account 3

Healthdirect, VicHealth, WPP Health and Wellness and Sam Wood to speak at the Mumbrella Health Marketing Summit

Seven wins the night as MKR contestant controversy boosts audience to 1.6 million

AANA launches quarterly index on Australians’ attitudes to advertising

Champion launches first Australian campaign celebrating Australian artists

Content monitoring platform Newsroom.ly rebrands to incites.com

Boss Hunting and The Versatile Gent to unite under Luxity Media 1

Australian top level domain plan stalls after government calls out AuDA failings 2

Tommy Little shines light on youth homeless and calls bluff on social media in #beamodel campaign

Luxury Travel Media launches new website ‘Luxury Exclusives’

Boost Juice launches ‘Find the Fruit’ augmented reality app

iSeekplant launches comedy video ‘The Diver’ to promote its Uber-like app 1

AFTRS team with 72andSunny in creative entrepreneur program

FremantleMedia gives Tinder users chance to win a Take Me Out audition

Gidget Foundation Australia encourages those suffering from post natal depression to ‘Start Talking’ 1

Marcel added to Foxtel roster following TBWA’s resignation 4

Ridesharing service Ola appoints Natasha Daly as marketing director 2

Australian Tax Office appoints Porter Novelli to PR contract

Andrew Denton returns with 578,000 viewers for Interview 4

MEAA urges publishers to provide more support to reporters following Daily Mail incident 7

GroupM shakes up Xaxis leadership, appoints Imran Masood as managing director 2

TBWA Sydney resigns Foxtel account 5

Dan Ilic joins ABC comedy sketch show Tonightly as executive producer as show extended for second season 3

Overport wins Libra’s social media account

Oliver Shawyer appointed as Port Adelaide Football Club marketing manager 2

SCA shuffles TV sales team, with Nathan Soulsby promoted to head of Sydney and Kristen Budd moving to Central Coast office

‘Are you ready to money with Sunny?’ asks Suncorp in Thrift Shop music video homage 179

Managing director of Nova 93.7 Gary Roberts resigns after 16 years 5

Wellways launches campaign promoting its NDIS services

Alfa Romeo asks Australians to stop conforming and ‘start something’ in first work from Y&R 8

Merkle’s Columbus appoints Leonie Dawkins and Guy McGechan as group business directors

IPG Mediabrands’ general manager of investment Michael Bass announces departure

Aussie adtech firm Unlockd takes on Google in UK courts over app advertising 1

Melina Hamilton joins AnalogFolk as strategy director of experiences 2

Seven continues ratings winning streak thanks to My Kitchen Rules and Good Doctor

Naked Communications’ strategy director Craig Adams departs 2

Sports Marketing Awards entries close this Friday

Johanna Griggs and Seven claim they were never properly briefed on Comm Games Closing Ceremony broadcast plan 8

Telegraph’s bid to sue Sydney Theatre Company in Rush defamation proceedings labelled ‘absurd’

Cazbah Media launches magazine, Fodmapper, for people suffering from IBS 2

Host/Havas holds onto Defence Force Recruiting creative account for another year 3

Grazia Australia publisher Grace Publishing to launch luxury men’s magazine, Icon 2

New Dwayne Johnson film Rampage collects more than $3m in earnings on first weekend 3

M&C Saatchi Melbourne hires The Shannon Company’s Emma Hill as ECD

McCann Sydney integrates SMART into agency, appoints Leo Burnett’s Iggy Rodriguez and Justin Carew 5

InsideOut PR wins four new accounts

Daily Telegraph lawyers make case to launch cross claim against Sydney Theatre Company as Geoffrey Rush case continues

Leo Burnett’s Vince Lagana joins The Monkeys as ECD 1