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Steggall ends budget week with Olympian Blue Mountains effort We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Normal text size Advertisement Zali Steggall is no slouch. The independent MP for Warringah and slayer of former prime minister Tony Abbott took on the daunting UTA100 ultra-marathon trail race through the Blue Mountains over the weekend. The 100-kilometre track through the mountain range had a combined elevation gain of 4460 metres through the Gol...

Minority shareholders of WPP AUNZ vote in favour of WPP plc takeover April 21, 2021 11:28 The shareholders of WPP AUNZ have voted in favour of the takeover bid from WPP plc this morning, meaning the global company will become the sole owner of the local agency holding group, acquiring the remaining 38.5% of shares in the company it did not previously own. Shareholders who held their share on the total dividend record date of 31 March 2021 will be paid $0.70 per share, as offered in December as...

Financial recap: The highs, lows, losses and gains of 2020 As we put the year that was 2020 behind us and look towards 2021 with hope and anticipation, the Mumbrella team recaps how some of the most powerful media and advertising companies in Australia fared financially in the past 12 months: the highs, the lows, the gains and the losses. January 7, 2021 8:43 by MUMBRELLA TEAM Here, There & Everywhere Here, There & Everywhere (HT&E) weathered the coronavirus pandemic relatively well and came...

WPP AUNZ enters trading halt ahead of takeover outcome December 16, 2020 10:10 In an announcement lodged with the ASX this morning, WPP AUNZ said the trading halt will lift this Friday, or when an announcement as to the takeover’s outcome is released, whichever comes first. The company reiterated that WPP plc, the majority shareholder of WPP AUNZ with 61.5% ownership, is proposing to acquire all WPP AUNZ shares it does not already own. ADVERTISEMENT That transformation plan has involved a ne...