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In a collaboration between Friends of Rhonda and Truce Production Co, more than 150 queer people and allies came together last week for Queerxhibit — the industry’s first dedicated showcase of queer creative talent. The exhibition featured over 25 artists working...

The industry's automation revolution may come at a steep cost: its future thinkers. In a rapidly transforming industry, two of Australia’s top strategists - Iona Macgregor, Chief Strategy Officer at AKQA, and Zac Martin, Strategy Director at TBWA Melbourne - are...

The Responsible AI in Marketing Council (the Council), established by the Australian Association of National Advertisers (AANA), Advertising Council of Australia (ACA) and the Media Federation of Australia (MFA), has today released draft Industry Guidelines on Ethical...

MADE THIS' Vinne Schifferstein, MD, and Marie-Celine Merret, Head of Creative Technology & AI, recently hosted a thought-provoking panel session at Clemenger BBDO Sydney exploring the legal, ethical and creative implications of AI-generated content. Guest speakers...

After selling out in July, Advertising Council Australia’s Understanding Media workshop returns to Perth on 28 November, giving client service, marketing, and media professionals the confidence and tools to navigate today’s complex media landscape. Led by industry...

Brilliant work may flow and award shortlists may follow but agency life demands more: the ability to articulate ideas with impact, to judge, sell and defend work with conviction, to navigate tough conversations, and to stay focused when pressure peaks. These are the...

By Lucia Elliott, Head of Marketing and Communications, Advertising Council Australia Three years ago, Cannes Lions launched the Creative B2B category and senior marketers at LinkedIn and Salesforce, along with jurors, have acknowledged the new category’s role in...

The jump from account manager to account director is a game-changer. Timothy Ng, Account Director at We Are Social and former AdSchool student, shares how the Account Leadership course gave him mentorship, a strong peer network, and the skills to lead with confidence....

Bear Meets Eagle On Fire named Individual Agency of the Year DDB named Agency Network of the Year FINCH named Production Company of the Year The winners of the 46th annual AWARD Awards were announced tonight as part of This Way Up, AWARD’s annual creative festival in...

Mathilda Grinling from New South Wales has been named AWARD School’s national top student for 2025. The announcement was made at the 46th AWARD Awards held at This Way Up on Thursday night, which celebrates the year’s best creative work and brightest new talent....

Robin O’Connell, Sr. Content Solutions Consultant, LinkedIn AI and efficiency. The two words on every marketer’s lips this year. Everyone’s celebrating AI as the saviour of marketing productivity, but few are asking the harder question: how do we ensure it doesn’t...

AdSchool’s free JumpStart graduate program is now accepting applications for its 2025 intake in WA, offering ambitious students a behind-the-scenes look into the state’s top advertising, digital and media agencies. Delivered in collaboration with Advertising Council...

In advertising, we’re quick to celebrate the bold, the beautiful, and the breakthrough. We applaud the work, and rightly so. But behind every piece of great work is a quiet force driving it forward: account leaders. These are the people who know how to sell a fragile...

By Sarah Jones Palmer, Co-Founder, The Human Co. In an industry powered by ideas, relationships, and rapid turnaround, our greatest asset is, and always has been, our people. And right now, they’re under pressure. Possibly more pressure than I’ve seen in the past few...

The Australasian Writers and Art Directors (AWARD) has announced the lineup of international ‘Super Jurors’ who will select the national top student for AWARD School 2025. They include ECDs, CCOs and strategists who follow in the steps of global ad industry leaders in...

Two of the most talked-about campaigns of 2025 — Make New Zealand the Best Place in the World to Have Herpes and Better on a Better Network — will be unpacked live on stage at This Way Up, AWARD’s festival of creativity, taking place in Sydney from August 12–14. The...

Industry heavyweights Kirsty Muddle and Chris Howatson say the next generation of agency leaders is being held back — not by capability, but by mindset. Two of the most respected CEOs in Australian advertising say the industry needs to urgently rethink who it backs...

Break Into Creative with Confidence: Tuesday 26 August | 6–7pm AEST | Zoom AWARD School is hosting a free one-hour masterclass on 26 August with Micah Walker — Cannes Grand Prix-winning creative and Founder of Bear Meets Eagle on Fire. Hosted by AWARD School VIC...

Advertising Council Australia has today announced 111 finalists for this year’s Australian Effie Awards, representing 33 agencies and 47 clients. Entrants with multiple finalist entries include Droga5, BMF, Saatchi & Saatchi, Clemenger BBDO, VML, and M+C Saatchi....

AdSchool has opened enrolments for Semester Two, with a fresh round of part-time courses taught by senior talent from some of the country’s top agencies, including Ogilvy, Droga5, VML, and Leo Australia. “AdSchool gives emerging leaders the confidence and frameworks...

Last Thursday, UK strategist Kevin Chesters delivered a provocative masterclass on team dynamics to Australia's advertising elite, challenging traditional notions of workplace culture with his "gang mentality" approach. Speaking at Advertising Council Australia’s...

By Jo-Ann Foo, Senior Director at Analytic Partners. Marketers across Australia are stepping into FY26 facing the same familiar refrain: ‘Do more with less’. But this time, the pressure feels different. Budgets are being set in the wake of a high-profile federal...