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Sasha Firth leaves Patts for GM role at Iris Sydney 2

Seven unveils cast for A Place to Call Home 1

Seb Coe: anti-social viewing times won’t hurt Nine’s Olympics ratings, ‘lack of cultural distraction’ is why Australia is good at sport 26

ASTRA begins search for new CEO 2

Audi releases new ad for Sportback

Carlton Mid ad receives complaints for denigrating family values 12

Brumby’s launches ad campaign to say sorry for lying about the carbon tax 14

New Zealand Herald to go compact 1

Late-night Wimbledon final rates 312,000 for Seven 4

Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott kiss above Parliament House in MLA balloon stunt 9

Publisher tells clients: We can do a better job of iPad ads than your creative agency 6

Damon Johnston new editor of Herald Sun 1

Brisbane radio ad market drops by 10% in June 3

OMD Brisbane wins Michael Hill 5

Southern Cross Austereo digital chief Jeremy Macvean exits 1

Iris wins pitch to bring back Aussies to quake-hit Christchurch 5

Iloura wins work on new M. Night film 2

Herald Sun editor Simon Pristel exits 2

Gold Coast Tourism targets gay community 16

Simon Crean defines ‘documentary’ after Federal Court judgement against Screen Australia 2

MasterChef wins Thursday night with 1.3, but Hamish & Andy’s Gap Year wins key ad demos

Dog sniffs at bottoms in ‘edgy’ ad for Kimberly-Clark’s ‘life changing’ toilet paper with ‘Gripples’, for a cleaner wipe 24

U by Kotex launches beaver-free animated ad for Nude Liners

Rinehart sells part of her Fairfax holding 13

Buttrose: I may bring back Ita magazine as an iPad app 5

Jerry Seinfeld dropped in latest ad for Greater Building Society 2

Public dislike the word bullshit more than a semi-bleeped fuck in advertising 6

Super hero and sunglasses-wearing African children in ad for World Vision 2

Westpac stunt sees the word ‘lost’ made out of $17.4bn in Sydney’s CBD 1

Chrysler brings back the ’60s for 300 launch 26

McCann hires ‘self confessed geek’ Justine Marino as digital chief 3

Stolen luggage, a trailer crash and hail storm in new Ahh-llianz ad 5

BPAY reveals a ‘fun way to pay bills’ 1

Ex-Comms Council CEO Daniel Leesong resurfaces at Tasmanian agency

Ben Shepherd departs Sound Alliance, US Sydney GM Ryan Bernal replaces him in wider MD role

The Age publisher David Hoath promoted to COO of Fairfax Metro Media 3

EP of Ten’s struggling Breakfast show to leave on Friday 12

Mail Online to launch Australian operation 13

Lack of media experience on Fairfax board makes no sense says former Sun-Herald editor Ita Buttrose 10

Queensland’s close-fought victory over NSW delivers all-time ratings record for Nine 7

Study reveals best and worst corporate newsrooms of Australia’s listed companies; Rio Tinto is top, Bank of Queensland is bottom 8

Sally Regan appointed investment manager at Screen Australia

DDB’s hold on McDonald’s weakens as Leo Burnett wins McCafé and Family accounts 2

Huggies offer babies the best seat in the house

Mumbrella Awards 2012 – call for entries goes live 8

H&R Block: expert at simple and complex tax returns

Tiger Airways returns to TV advertising to woo wintering Aussies 10

Mystery media company goes on sale 3

City of Sydney tourism campaign: ‘Make the Most of Every Second in Sydney Just Like a Local’ 9

Ita Buttrose: I warned producers Paper Giants script was wrong 7

OMD’s head of direct Sabino Petruccelli leaves after 6 years, Initiative UK’s Tristan Bentall replaces him 2

Winners & Losers dips below 1m for Seven 2

Ten fast tracks The Shire into schedule 13

CHOICE slams toothpastes for marketing spin, ‘brands contain same ingredients as home label toothpastes’ 7

Nine promises 1m+ audience for Big Brother 17

‘Misleading’ RAMS ad altered after trading watchdog voices concern 2

Amy Molloy named as new Grazia editor

Griff The Invisible team look to create feature version of The Mechanicals 1

FutureBrand parts ways with MD and ECD

Hungry Jack’s Angry Whopper attracts heat-seeking missiles and is warming the planet 3

Steinlager mocks New Zealand’s claims to fame 8

Foxtel turns tweets into chants 4

2MBS FM rebrands to Fine Music FM 3

Skinny Cow releases cinema ad 1

Maxus head of digital Tom Kelshaw to leave Australia for regional role 9

MFA trumpets 40% female executive committee 5

Sentia Media relocates production staff to Malaysia 5

Revenge and Masterchef dominate Monday’s ratings while the drama takes place on Q&A 9

Ted sees strong pre-release weekend of $4m 6

Copywriting ‘time share’ service Shabbadu ventures into the UK

NAB hooks up AFL player to lie detector test in ‘Honesty challenge’ 6

Holden launches ad for electric car Volt, ‘We’re not just about big cars’ 3

McDonald’s kicks off Olympics campaign 52

Subway uses Pavarotti to push Italian Trio sandwiches 5

UM staffer on transplant wait list creates organ donor campaign 9

Final farewell to Photon as the company becomes Enero 5

KFC chooses Kentucky, NSW as location for new product launch 22

Heritage Bank claims media first with streaming online banner for ‘bank rage’ campaign 12

New ABC series sees key Secret Life of Us cast and crew reunite 9

Heart Foundation anti-obesity offensive sees Weekend West covered with ‘grabbable gut’ 9

Lego’s forest pops up in the outback 5

Honda Civic Hatch: makes every drive a breeze

Virgin Mobile introduces Doug Pitt, Brad’s bro 47

Cadbury unveils ‘Joyville’ TV ad two days after shooting it 4

Toyota creates ultimate driving track for new 86 model 11

The Block winner rates 2.715m for Nine

Foxtel takes animated approach to Olympics

Herald Sun and Advertiser fall foul of press watchdog most often so far in 2012