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Jet Swain
Feb 13, 2025

The boys’ club still runs Australian advertising—and we’re done pretending otherwise

Déjà vu and disappointment: W+K Sydney's all-male team exposes the hollow promises of diversity in adland, writes Jet Swain, who calls for an end to "lip service."

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