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Communications Minister Mitch Fifield: All Australian media companies are operating in a very challenging environment

Ten’s The Living Room creeps closer to Seven’s Better Homes and Gardens 1

Turnbull Government to abolish licence fees in media reform package 9

CrocMedia launches AFL Nation Countdown

‘You don’t know me’: Clemenger BBDO Sydney kicks off campaign for 2017 Rugby League World Cup 8

Not-for-profit Global Sisters undergoes major rebrand

The millennial marketers target moves to the world of gaming

DrinkWise locks in three year partnership with the AFL

‘Mr Veggie Truck’ and sunscreen dispensers on beaches: HCF shows Australians ‘A world where health comes first’ 2

Nine MD Amanda Laing resigns

Paul Nagy joins Y&R Australia as chief creative officer 2

PR agency shuts doors in ‘solidarity’ with Fairfax Media journalists 10

Masterchef wins across the demos as Ten wins the audience share 1

Australian children send messages to refugees in new Act for Peace campaign

‘We’re Moooving in a new direction’: Kraft Singles rebrands as Dairylea Slices 59

Fairfax Media forced to cancel SMH Live: 100 Days of Trump due to strike

Tip Top launches ‘Tip Top sandwich thins’ with imaginary creature ‘Fuzzles’ 1

Refraction Media promotes maths based careers launching Careers with Maths magazine 1

Fairfax Media CEO Greg Hywood ‘won’t be dissuaded from making the right decisions’ by strike action 7

BBC Worldwide and Skype launch ‘Doctor Who’ bot

ACCC chair Rod Sims calls for more advertiser feedback as Ooh Media APN Outdoor merger placed in doubt

Uber appoints Special Group as creative agency for Australia and New Zealand 2

Turnbull Government to offer more than $6m to community radio sector in Tuesday’s Budget

Coca-Cola’s ‘Pool Boy’ ad to run locally in Australia 2

APN News & Media rebrands as HT&E 6

Ooh Media APN Outdoor merger in doubt after ACCC warns of competition issues

Junkee Media launches first Junkee Original Series ‘Life Lessons’

Masterchef popularity boosts Ten’s audience share into the double digits 1

Maile Carnegie adds another piece of puzzle to ANZ’s digital plans 2

Initiative Perth picks up Cancer Council WA and Heart Foundation’s LiveLighter campaign

72 and Sunny to work with Google locally and continues recruitment push with Johnny Tan as ECD 4

Dentsu adds With Collective to Isobar group 6

Shed Media expands publishing capabilities, launches ‘The Rub’

Kellogg’s found guilty of running Coco Pops ads in children’s shows 1

Gatorade launches G Active water in new campaign 2

Starcom Melbourne takes Home Timber and Hardware Group media account from Dentsu Aegis

Fairfax Media journalists walk off job for week in response to cuts 21

Dancing aprons cook up a feast in new Ikea ad

Think HQ appoints Chanel Fernandes as creative lead

The Star Sydney turns focus to restaurants and retail with new marketing role 1

Slingshot secures new clients CSR Sugar, Solahart and Guardian Early Learning 1

The Sunday Mail told off for use of ‘knockers’ in article about Donald Trump’s sexual misconduct claims 1

Mumbrella’s Finance Marketing Summit to return in August with Android Pay boss among speakers

The Star gives fanatical NSW fans ‘Smartwig’ for State of Origin game

Fairfax Media to axe 125 editorial jobs as part of $30m restructure 13

Omnicom’s Annalect beefs up Australian leadership

NZ competition watchdog rejects Fairfax and NZME’s newspaper mega-merger 1

Reality viewers opt for The Voice and Masterchef over House Rules 1

‘Ageism is the new sexism’: adland’s next battle 10

Casey Donovan latest celeb to front Coles’ Down Down campaign 32

IPG Mediabrands global CEO Henry Tajer steps down to return to Sydney 11

New IAA president Adam Donnelley pledges to connect Australia’s industry to the world

Devondale launches first work from Saatchi & Saatchi Melbourne 2

Loyalty card flagged as Aldi’s last big gap in taking on Coles and Woolies 17

Nine shuffles executive team, naming APEX’s Pippa Leary as new commercial director of digital sales 7

Twitter pushes into live streaming with string of major content deals

News.com.au coverage of alleged axe attacker’s transgender status in public interest, rules Press Council

New York Times kicks off ‘expanded’ local coverage in Australia 4

The Australian snatches syndication of The Economist from AFR

Mumbrella Awards 2017 shortlist revealed: The Monkeys and Clems lead the charge 3

Peter Alexander celebrates Mother’s Day with Wonder Woman Lynda Carter 1

Relief for Ten as Masterchef delivers 1m+ series debut 2

M&C Saatchi’s research company The Source opens first Australian office

Nissan appoints Edelman as global agency

Nunn Media picks up media account for Radio Rentals SA

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 knocks The Fate of the Furious from top weekend box office spot 2

Creative agency Apparent named winners of Sydney Story Factory Teams Challenge

NRL promotes community program to combat domestic violence in ‘Power for Change’ content series

Adcorp launches action against Dentsu Mitchell over government master media account

Redundancies expected as Fox Sports News team merges with Australian News Channel 3

The Liberal Party of Australia seeking creative agency for 2018 Victorian election campaign

Full Stop Foundation shines spotlight on all forms of domestic abuse in new ad 2

The Chaser returns to Triple M ‘to take the piss out of everything’ 3

AFL legend Matthew Pavlich joins Sports Marketing Summit line up alongside Telstra, Huawei, Twitch and ARU 1

Facebook rejects claims it targets ‘insecure’ teens 3

Virgin Australia’s Velocity Frequent Flyer program rebrands 1

Digital poised to grab 50% of all ad spend 1

Dentsu Aegis Network builds specialist agency offering with acquisition of Accordant

My Kitchen Rules finale falls 25% from last year grabbing 1.482m for winner announcement

The Guardian’s branded content boss Aaron Michie exits for ABC role

The Australian quits Apple News as it did not drive subscriptions or revenue 1

Two-horse race between Seven and Nine intensifies as Ten continues to struggle

TV networks stop releasing adspend data as push grows for another licence fee reduction 1

Saturday TV ratings: ABC places second ahead of Nine and Ten

Milkmoney promotes Carrie Williams to head of production and Ethan McLean to head of creative in Sydney

Four’N Twenty launches campaign to save Aussie slang 10

‘Cupid’ baby breaks out in dance with toilet roll in latest Quilton campaign

ABC beats Ten for fourth time this week 1