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Nicki Minaj for White House press secretary? Hear us out
A late-night gag, a vacant White House lectern and rapper backing Trump. Washington has given us stranger things before.
By Natasha Lee – 5 hours ago
Today's Media Snapshot
- Ngununggula appoints Leigh Robb as CEO/Director of Southern Highlands gallery
- Emails to The Daily Telegraph reveal Labor official urging Minns to get funding
- Shein beats many Aussie retailers on ethical standards
- AgenticAdvertising.org launches Australian chapter as News Australia tips AI agents for half of ad spend
- Meta fined $35.5b for 'lies' to users about privacy
- Archie Rose appoints Cosmo5 for Australia and US media
- 'Not how I wanted it to end': Carrie and Tommy confirm Hit exit
Latest Media
Nicki Minaj for White House press secretary? Hear us out
A late-night gag, a vacant White House lectern and rapper backing Trump. Washington has given us stranger things before.
by Natasha Lee – 5 hours ago
Emails to The Daily Telegraph reveal Labor official urging Minns to get funding
David Dobson told The DT he “forwarded an email about a publicly advertised grant.”
by Nama Winston – 5 hours ago
The Australian wins Brand of the Year at News Awards
Rod Savage, Grace Frost and the Gold Coast Bulletin were among the winners, with the top journalist award still to come.
by Natasha Lee – 16 hours ago
Former AFL players warned for promoting illegal gambling site
The two former players published content promoting the prohibited online gambling service Vegastars.
by Nama Winston – 4 hours ago
Latest Agency & Marketing
Most Australian marketers still prioritise identity over mindset, GumGum finds
Matt Coote: "Australian marketers have clearly embraced mindset as a concept. The challenge now is moving it from something teams consider to something they actually plan and buy against."
by Alisha Buaya – 6 hours ago
Archie Rose appoints Cosmo5 for Australia and US media
The distiller's media appointment follows a whisky range update and a global campaign starring Chris and Luke Hemsworth.
by Natasha Lee – 6 hours ago
Gotcha4Life launches Mental Health Month campaign with six new emotions
Belinda Elworthy: "Each of these new emotions comes with an exercise in the Mental Fitness Gym app, so people can take that step and then do something about it."
by Alisha Buaya – 23 hours ago
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Vitasoy runs 'That’s a Little Win' across Australia and New Zealand via QMS
Tim Murphy: "Our unified expertise across ANZ provides agencies and their clients greater opportunities to seamlessly plan and buy across both markets."
by Alisha Buaya – 22 hours ago
Industry Movers
PHD names Ali Jones Sydney managing director
Pia Coyle takes on a national investment role as PHD reshapes its leadership following ANZ retention and Officeworks win.
by Natasha Lee – 6 hours ago
Disney names Carol Choi Asia Pacific President as Luke Kang retires after 16 years
Carol Choi will take over as president of The Walt Disney Company’s Asia Pacific operations, following Luke Kang’s decision to retire after 16 years.
by Lauren McNamara – Oct 20, 2026
Uber Advertising names Angus Keene head of ANZ
Angus Keene: "Uber’s mobility and delivery platforms offers an authentic connection to real-world moments that is intrinsically unique to Uber."
by Alisha Buaya – Oct 19, 2026
Quantcast appoints Matthew Chan as Head of Sales in Hong Kong
Matthew Chan: "I look forward to working with the team to build on Quantcast’s momentum, strengthen our agency partnerships, and unlock new opportunities for growth."
by Alisha Buaya – Oct 19, 2026
AI & Tech
Meta fined $35.5b for 'lies' to users about privacy
"The lies extend beyond Facebook's data practices to the heart of its core business practices".
by Nama Winston – 5 hours ago
AgenticAdvertising.org launches Australian chapter as News Australia tips AI agents for half of ad spend
Founding member Paul Oyama says the new chapter will give local publishers a voice as AI agents start transacting media.
by Natasha Lee – 5 hours ago
OpenAI says fake journalists planted Iran war op-eds
Seven writers filed roughly 100 articles across about a dozen outlets. None of them exists.
by Natasha Lee – Oct 19, 2026
The Simpsons brings back Apu with a new voice
Sunil Malhotra takes over from Hank Azaria, while Janina Gavankar debuts as Manjula as family returns to speaking roles.
by Natasha Lee – Oct 19, 2026
Newsfeed
Ngununggula appoints Leigh Robb as CEO/Director of Southern Highlands gallery
"We are confident Leigh will be able to lead us into the next exciting phase for the gallery, as we celebrate our five year milestone this month."
by Staff Writer – 1 hour ago
Shein beats many Aussie retailers on ethical standards
Shein scored 28/100, but a number of Australian brands scored lower.
by Nama Winston – 4 hours ago
Former AFL players warned for promoting illegal gambling site
The two former players published content promoting the prohibited online gambling service Vegastars.
by Nama Winston – 4 hours ago
AgenticAdvertising.org launches Australian chapter as News Australia tips AI agents for half of ad spend
Founding member Paul Oyama says the new chapter will give local publishers a voice as AI agents start transacting media.
by Natasha Lee – 5 hours ago
Meta fined $35.5b for 'lies' to users about privacy
"The lies extend beyond Facebook's data practices to the heart of its core business practices".
by Nama Winston – 5 hours ago
Nicki Minaj for White House press secretary? Hear us out
A late-night gag, a vacant White House lectern and rapper backing Trump. Washington has given us stranger things before.
by Natasha Lee – 5 hours ago
Emails to The Daily Telegraph reveal Labor official urging Minns to get funding
David Dobson told The DT he “forwarded an email about a publicly advertised grant.”
by Nama Winston – 5 hours ago
PHD names Ali Jones Sydney managing director
Pia Coyle takes on a national investment role as PHD reshapes its leadership following ANZ retention and Officeworks win.
by Natasha Lee – 6 hours ago
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