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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...

Special Australia, Sunday Gravy, Wieden+Kennedy and 303 will take audiences inside their 2026 Grand and Gold Effie-winning campaigns when Advertising Council Australia (ACA) hosts The Work Behind The Work in Melbourne on 19 November and Sydney on 24 November. The...

Advertising Council Australia (ACA) is deeply saddened by the sudden passing of former ACA Chair and Global CEO of Droga5, Mark Green. Affectionately known across adland as “Greenie,” Mark was a visionary leader whose influence shaped Australian and global advertising...

AWARD Chair Mandie van der Merwe has called on the industry to take personal responsibility for developing junior talent, warning that AI is removing the hands-on experience through which generations of creatives have learnt their craft. “Everyone that’s sitting here...

Advertising Council Australia (ACA) has appointed Megan Camp as SouthWest State Manager, leading the delivery of ACA’s national programs and member services across Western and South Australia. Camp joins from Val Morgan Group, where she spent 11 years working with...

By Andy Wright, Founder, Never Not Creative Since 2018, I’ve been asking our industry to stand on the scales, take the temperature, pause and reflect. “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” That was Ferris...

Colin Wilson-Brown, the architect of advertising effectiveness in Australia, has stepped down as Chair of Judges for the Australian Effie Awards, ending an association that began when the awards launched in 1990 — 36 years ago. Advertising Council Australia CEO Tony...

Special Australia and Uber Eats scoop Grand Effie Special wins Effective Agency of the Year McDonald's wins Effective Advertiser of the Year Special Australia and Uber Eats have won The Grand Effie at this year’s Australian Effie Awards — the country’s premier...

Advertising Council Australia (ACA) has added seven senior industry leaders to the line-up for this year’s Business & Agency Leadership course, taking place at QT Sydney from 18–20 October. Suncorp Group Executive General Manager of Brand & Customer Experience...

By Louis Devine, National Top Student, AWARD School 2026 I won AWARD School, went to Vegas looking for the formula, and came back without one. That might have been the best lesson of all. Winning AWARD School had the one unfortunate side effect of making me wonder...

For Lara Hewitt, R/GA’s Executive Director, People & Culture, APAC, one of the strongest arguments for professional development is also one of the simplest: people need to see opportunities to grow and stay where they are. While salary remains important, Hewitt...

By Lucia Elliott, ACA Head of Marketing & Sponsorship, and AWARD Lab GenAI Sprint Lead. We’ve spent a lot of time talking about taste in AI, and for good reason. How human creative direction brings discernment, judgment, and aesthetic nuance to synthetic output is...

ACA served as an industry partner and host for two events last week: Advertising Capstone Challenge's inaugural Accelerator Night, where member agency leaders addressed university students from across ANZ, and the first AWARD School 2027 Masterclass. Combined, the two...

By Sarah Jones Palmer, Co-Founder, The Human Co, and People and Culture Consultant, Advertising Council Australia Across Australia’s commercial landscape, businesses are navigating a complex economic environment marked by inflationary pressures, tight margins, and...

Brands must go big or go home. That’s the consensus of six of Australia’s most respected marketing leaders who recently took part in the Outdoor Media Association’s OUT There video series.   Featuring heads of marketing from Allianz, Uber, Telstra, BMW, The Iconic and...

Over the past few years, B2B advertising has undergone a necessary and celebrated revolution.  Cannes-winning work demonstrated that B2B didn't have to be dry or functional, injecting fresh energy and entertainment into the category and proving that decision-makers...

Louis Devine, a Tasmanian-based creative with a background in design, marketing and technology, has been named AWARD School National Top Student for 2026. The announcement was made at the 47th AWARD Awards, the industry’s annual celebration of the Asia-Pacific...

The winners of the 47th AWARD Awards were announced tonight at a ceremony at Sydney Town Hall, with Bear Meets Eagle on Fire, McCann NZ and Motion Sickness NZ some of the biggest winners of the night. Bear Meets Eagle on Fire was named Agency of the Year, McCann took...

By Max Thorley, Senior Agency Lead, LinkedIn   When budgets tighten, the reflex is to play it safe. Pull back the brand work, lead with the product demo, give finance something rational to sign off on. Watching the Creative B2B winners land at Cannes last month,...

Leading agency CEOs and founders from WPP, Omnicom, Publicis Groupe, Special and more will come together in October to share the lessons they've learned building successful businesses, as part of Advertising Council Australia's Business & Agency Leadership course....

The Australasian Writers and Art Directors (AWARD) has announced the six state finalists vying to become AWARD School's national top student in 2026. Eva Schmitz (NSW), Tommy Hogan (VIC), Bailey Gatland (WA), Belinda Rabe (QLD), Furkan Erbasi (SA) and Louis Devine...