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April 2001
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61-01 Streets Ice Cream
Unilever - Streets - Blue Ribbon - Extras
Dismissed 10/04/2001
April 2003
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64-03 Telstra - Sensis Pty Ltd
Telstra-Sensis - Yellow Pages - dog defecating.
Dismissed Telecommunications 08/04/2003
June 2009
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208-09 Wrigley Co Pty Ltd The
Wrigley Co P/L (208/09)TV - man with elephant-like beard picks up 'skittles' to put in his mouth and that of woman sitting opposite
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries 10/06/2009
July 2000
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211-00 RockCity Event Marketing Pty Ltd
RockCity Event Marketing - Col Elliot
Dismissed Entertainment 11/07/2000
February 2001
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7-01 Columbian Cola Drink Company
Columbian Cola Drink Co - sexy girl
Dismissed 13/02/2001
July 2007
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214-07 Roads & Traffic Authority
Roads & Traffic Authority - Pinkie (TV)- young men speeding or driving unlawfully are alluded to as having a small penis
Dismissed Community Awareness 10/07/2007
March 2000
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72-00 Sydney Morning Herald (The)
Sydney Morning Herald - Chris O'Halloran on technology and religion
Dismissed Media 14/03/2000
July 1999
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217-99 Kemalda Entertainment Pty Ltd
Kemalda - Rodney Rude - "Pauline Hanson"
Dismissed Entertainment 13/07/1999
January 2011
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0001-11 Browne's Foods
A male voice over describes the benefits of drinking Chill – a flavoured milk – when performing various tasks, and we see accompanying footage of men performing these tasks. One description is that Chill “does the job when we’re polishing knobs” and we see a man polishing a door knob then drinking Chill. Another description states that Chill “hits the spot when we’re busy on top” and we see two men on a high building. The final shot is of a large truck with the words “Man Up” and an image of a carton of Chill on the side.
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries 19/01/2011
March 1999
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74-99 Blacktown Motor World
Blacktown Motor World - "Small town service in the big city"
Dismissed Retail 09/03/1999
July 1998
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77-98 The Sunday Telegraph
Sunday Telegraph (The) - "Russian Dolls"
Dismissed Media 14/07/1998
January 2009
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8-09 Autobarn
Autobarn - man applies car engine oil to a pizza and two men with knives threaten sheep
Dismissed Retail 21/01/2009
March 2008
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85-08 Hungry Jacks
Hungry Jacks - apprentice sent off to buy construction crew's lunch
Dismissed 12/03/2008
April 2007
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88-07 Tricon Restaurants International
Tricon - Pizza Hut - Cheesy Bites - Jessica Simpson pops cheesy bite into young boys mouth and singing "One of these days these bites are gonna pop right into you"
Dismissed 10/04/2007
July 2006
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235-06 IKEA
IKEA - young boy bored at furniture store - now has play equipment and a café - later seen in back of car - apparrently not wearing seatbelt or in child restraint
Dismissed 11/07/2006
April 1999
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90-99 Women's Policy Office WA
Women's Policy Office WA - Freedom from Fear - TV, Radio, Print
Dismissed Community Awareness 13/04/1999
December 1998
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238-98 Unilever Australasia
Unilever - Continental - Cup-A-Sauce - "Just like your sister's."
Dismissed 08/12/1998
September 2012
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0355-12 Sanofi Aventis
We can see a young woman diving off a 5 metres ledge into a river. We then see bottles of Nature's Own fish oil supplements on the riverbank. At the end of the advertisement we can see her swimming in the river and the male voice-over says "Nature's Own, What does your body want?".
Dismissed Health Products 12/09/2012
0378-12 McDonald's Aust Ltd
A male voiceover describes McDonald’s new product: the Serious Lamb Taster. We see the ingredients of the Lamb Taster being compiled and the voiceover starts quoting from the nursery rhyme 'Mary had a little lamb': "For only $3 you can afford one for the master, one for the dame and one for the little boy who lives down the lane".
Dismissed Other 12/09/2012
September 2005
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244-05 Carpet Court
Carpet Court - "shipload" of carpets spoken by court jester figure - onscreen text "shipload sale"
Dismissed 13/09/2005
April 2009
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99-09 Ramp 2 Ramp
Ramp 2 Ramp - TV images of shop stock with end catch phrase of "Have you got the balls?"
Dismissed Clothing 08/04/2009
February 1999
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25-99 Queensland Transport
Queensland Transport - man and woman - both inebriated
Dismissed Community Awareness 09/02/1999
September 2004
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256-04 Keysun Laboratories Pty Ltd
Keysun - Lentheric - 648 muscles/41 breaths/109 beats/38.2 degrees etc as a woman is sexually aroused
Dismissed Toiletries 14/09/2004
March 2011
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0053-11 Yum Restaurants International
A man is cleaning out his pool when his wife calls out that dinner is ready. He asks what it is and she replies, "Monday's meatloaf". The man's alter ego then says to him that he should not have to eat leftovers for dinner and suggests he drive over to KFC and pick up the new Streetwise Dinner for $19.95.
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries 09/03/2011
October 2011
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0382-11 Virbac Australia
The advertisement in question is for Multimin injection for Cattle and depicts a singing cartoon bull, various cartoon cows and calves and features the closing line “who’s your daddy?”
Dismissed Professional Services 12/10/2011
February 2013
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0061-13 Global Shop Direct
A guy driving in his car showing how to use the Gripgo, a mobile phone holder that is stuck on the windscreen. They show other drivers using their phone in the car, in various scenarios.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Mobile Phone or SMS 27/02/2013
October 2004
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265-04 Rivers (Aust) Pty Ltd
Rivers - ad for men's shirts begins with man on toilet
Dismissed Clothing 12/10/2004
August 1999
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268-99 Adelaide Cleaning Equipment Pty Ltd
Adelaide Cleaning Equipment (Jet Fire Heater) No.2
Dismissed 10/08/1999
270-99 Ford Motor Co of Aust Ltd
Ford - Falcon Utility - "Where's the water?" - towed snowboard rider
Dismissed 10/08/1999
September 2003
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274-03 McDonald's Aust Ltd
McDonald's - Salads - man eats hamburger while woman makes 'healthy' choice.
Dismissed 09/09/2003
November 2013
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0401-13 Volkswagen Group Australia Pty Limited
I find the new Volkswagen car ad very stigmatising towards our elderly population, references to hair growing on upper lips, plastic hips, an elderly lady judging her what seems to be gay grandson, and a few other references ... Honestly our elderly population already have to deal with stigma and discrimination on a daily basis, do we really need to see it now on our television ads also?
Dismissed Vehicle 27/11/2013
August 2006
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277-06 Kellogg (Aust) Pty Ltd
Kellogg - Crunchy Nut - birthday cake - woman blowing out candles, leaning forward with breasts exposed
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries 08/08/2006
March 2003
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28-03 Kellogg (Aust) Pty Ltd
Kellogg - K-Time Fruit Bars - girl steals bar from colleague.
Dismissed 11/03/2003
October 2005
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282-05 Motorola Australia
Motorola - man at football game holding signs relating to woman (referred to as "the hot babe") sitting next to him, for his mates across the field to see - they then make sexual gestures to her. She is annoyed and physically assaults the man
Dismissed Telecommunications 11/10/2005
September 2007
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290-07 Simplot Aust Pty Ltd
Simplot - I&J Battered Fish - woman batters fish with cricket bat
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries 11/09/2007
November 2001
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294-01 Victorian Smoking and Health Program
Victorian Smoking and Health Program - man in hospital, wife and daughter visiting
Dismissed Community Awareness 13/11/2001
December 2013
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0429-13 Campbell's Australia
Arnotts are currently running a TV campaign for thier product Cruskits. Their assertion in the advert is that there are "60% less carbs in Cruskits than in bread" The very small print then states that this is comparing two Cruskits with two slices of bread. Note this claim is also currently made on the Arnotts/Cruskits website
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries 11/12/2013
November 2004
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297-04 Goodyear Tyres
Goodyear Tyres - Ducaro GA cars speeding over wet surface of Great Alpine Rd, then flat dry plains at Leigh Creek, with semitrailers passing at speed, the rainforest drive
Dismissed Retail 09/11/2004
February 2006
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3-06 Blue Haven Pools & Spas Pty Ltd
Blue Haven Pools & Spas - elephant in pool lying on a float and bobbing in the water
Dismissed 14/02/2006
December 2002
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301-02 Holden Ltd
Holden - Commodore Utility - 'Crop circles' helicopters and news crews viewing scene - amused man leaning on bonnet of car
Dismissed 10/12/2002
August 2008
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308-08 Haggle co
Haggle Co - 'little person' called Little Mark - pun on furniture has a 'little mark'
Dismissed 13/08/2008
April 2011
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0124-11 McCain Australia and New Zealand
The advertisement features Samantha Stouser, a well known Australian Tennis player, who after finishing a tennis match returns home, grabs a McCain Healthy Choice meal from the freezer and places it in the microwave to cook. Whilst it cooks, Samantha reads the ingredients on the back on the pack. Once it’s ready she sits down at the table and begins to eat when at the same time she receives a call from her Dad, she answers and re-assures him that yes she is looking after herself.
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries 27/04/2011
September 1999
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310-99 King Wally Car Sales
King Wally Car Sales - "All hail the king"
Dismissed Retail 14/09/1999
December 2012
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0458-12 Combe International
The ad begins with three young women, one is standing in front of the other two, and the two at the back are looking slightly disproving. A voiceover, presumably that of the girl in the front, says 'I learned the hard way' then something to the effect that 'regular washing doesn't get rid of all odours'. Then the product is advertised - vagisil feminine wash - and then the end of the ad involves the woman walking away with the two other women and everyone is smiling.
Dismissed Toiletries 12/12/2012
April 2012
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0131-12 Volkswagen Group Australia Pty Limited
Various models of Volkswagen cars are shown as well as people or animals imitating the different noises the cars make. In the final scene we see a man reverse park his car using Volkswagen technology instead of his hands. A young girl and her grandfather are watching from a nearby cafe table and the girl exclaims, "well beep me". The car horn beeps as she says the word "beep". Her grandfather looks at her and then the words, "The Germans have a word for it" appear on screen followed by the VW logo and the words, "Das Auto".
Dismissed Vehicle 11/04/2012
September 2006
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317-06 City Finance Franchising Pty Ltd
City Finance - couple on couch - man struggling to undo woman's bra strap
Dismissed Finance/Investment 12/09/2006
February 2010
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32-10 Hungry Jacks
Hungry Jacks 32/10. TV ad promoting kids meal with free Simpsons couch toy offered.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Food/Bev Groceries 10/02/2010
November 2000
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323-00 Just Jeans Group
Just Jeans - 'Hot Skirts'
Dismissed Clothing 14/11/2000
April 2012
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0145-12 iiNet
A man is auditioning in a theatre and is asked by the casting director to portray how he would feel if he had no internet connection. The actor then pulls a face and makes a groaning noise and the casting director mutters, “How did he get in here?” A female voiceover then says that iinet can connect you faster.
Dismissed Telecommunications 24/04/2012
August 2009
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329-09 GlaxoSmithKline Australia Pty Ltd
Glaxo Smith Kline - Panadol (329/09) people sneezing on each other
Dismissed Health Products 12/08/2009

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