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Advertising Council Australia (ACA) has announced the finalists in the 2026 Young Lions Australia Competition, recognising the emerging industry talent now in contention to represent Australia at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. This year,...

Advertising Council Australia (ACA) will host a free industry webinar on Tuesday 24 March, bringing together Effie judges, winning case writers and data experts to help marketers and agencies prepare strong entries for the 2026 Australian Effie Awards. The session is...

The agency industry has a value problem. Across regions and disciplines, agencies are producing more work, faster, with better tools yet margins continue to decline, pricing power remains weak, and growth still depends on adding headcount. These outcomes are the...

Entries are now open for the 2026 Australian Effie Awards, with marketers and agencies invited to submit their strongest work to the industry’s benchmark for marketing effectiveness. This year’s program is supported by a new campaign from BMF Australia, 2025’s...

Advertising Council Australia (ACA) has released the briefs for the 2026 Young Lions Competition, with Australian charity Project Planet named as this year’s briefing partner. The brief centres on Build a Ballot, Project Planet’s free, non-partisan online tool...

Senior marketers Mim Haysom (Suncorp), Steph Garner (Australian Red Cross Lifeblood) and Shannon Wright (Nestlé) will headline Inside Effectiveness this month, sharing the decisions behind their Effie-winning work and practical lessons for marketers. As scrutiny on...

The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has released its Compliance Principles for 2026–2027, signalling a more proactive, risk‑based and digitally focused enforcement approach. For advertisers of therapeutic goods (ie, medicines, medical devices, and many...

Advertising Council Australia (ACA) has appointed its inaugural Futures Board, a group of 11 emerging industry leaders tasked with providing strategic input and recommendations to the ACA Board. Members were selected from across disciplines, including data, social...

Applications are now open for AWARD School 2026, with the 12-week part-time program set to run from March to July. The course is open to anyone with a strong interest in creativity and ideas, from marketers, creatives and account managers to designers and career...

Hannah Sturrock, National Head of Engagement, Advertising Council Australia *** Every year, as entries for Cannes Young Lions Australia open, I hear the same reasons people give for not entering. Most of them are myths and they’re holding back some seriously good...

Inside Effectiveness will return to Sydney and Melbourne in February, bringing together Effie Award-winning work and research to help marketers and agencies cut through complexity and drive long-term growth. Presented by Advertising Council Australia (ACA) and the...

Annabel Begeng, Senior Creative/Copywriter, and Lily Lazzarotti, Senior Art Director at Johannes Leonardo NY, took out the 2025 Young Lions Australia PR competition with an idea that stood out for its cultural relevance, simplicity and strategic clarity. The brief...

By Annabel Begeng, Senior Creative/Copywriter & Lily Lazzarotti, Senior Art Director at Johannes Leonardo NY. *** Look at the campaigns that dominate Cannes and other international award shows, and a pattern emerges: many of the most impactful ideas are driven by PR...

We always get lots of questions about the Young Lions competition. Before you email us, have a read of the FAQs below. *** ENTERING Can I wait to see the briefs before deciding which category to enter?No, you need to register first to receive the brief. The briefing...

Little Black Book plays an important role in supporting and elevating the creative community across Australia. As part of its ongoing relationship with ACA, LBB is offering ACA members an opportunity to join the platform for twelve months on a Standard Membership for...

By Elizabeth McIntyre, CEO, Outdoor Media Association (OMA) *** When we launched the first OMA Creative Awards last year, we hoped to spark a new platform for outdoor creative ambition. The diversity of 100-plus entries we received proved OOH as the canvas for...

AWARD is calling on the industry’s brightest minds to join its esteemed panel of judges in 2026. The AWARD Awards, APAC’s premier creative awards program, recognise excellence across advertising, design, craft, film, entertainment, strategy, and more, spotlighting the...

Entries are now open for the 47th AWARD Awards, APAC’s benchmark for creative excellence, supported this year by a new campaign from Bear Meets Eagle on Fire, AWARD’s 2025 Agency of the Year. Drawing inspiration from 19th-century ornithology, the scientific study of...

Australia’s top marketers and creatives came together in Sydney last week for Effie: The Work Behind The Work, where leaders, including Nestlé’s Shannon Wright, Australian Retirement Trust’s Simonne Burnett, VML’s Alison Tilling and Jack Delmonte, and M+C Saatchi’s...