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May 2005
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107-05 Capt'n Snooze
Capt'n Snooze - Woman declares "It doesn't take me much money to get into bed". She then continues to explain that the beds at Snooze are pretty cheap.
Dismissed 10/05/2005
105-05 Frucor Beverages (Australia) Pty Ltd
Frucor - V - cockroach does weightlifting after drinking V
Dismissed 10/05/2005
August 2004
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199-04 Oporto Franchising Pty Ltd
Oporto - graphic sounds of couple reaching orgasm
Dismissed Radio 10/08/2004
201-04 Mitsubishi Motors Aust Ltd
Mitsubishi - Magna - 3 cars on dirt track-describes how each car would perform under "unpredictable conditions"
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued 10/08/2004
December 2009
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586-09 Richgro
Richgro TV 586/09. Image of a woman applying a spray product without protective clothing and in the presence of children.
Dismissed 09/12/2009
546-09 Toyota Motor Corp Aust Ltd
Toyota - (546/09) RAV4SUV a couple met and behaved in passionate way with male removing his jacket
Dismissed 09/12/2009
April 2004
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62-04 BPAY Pty Ltd
BPAY - win a maid for a month - ethnic accent Maria Consuela Guadelope
Dismissed Radio 13/04/2004
April 2003
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65-03 Battlefield Sports
Battlefield Sports - Laser Skirmish
Dismissed 08/04/2003
March 2002
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68-02 Riverview Service Centre Pty Ltd
Riverview Service Centre - 'Seen the "Dykes" at the Riverview Service Centre lately???' Owners are Keith & Phil Dyke
Dismissed Radio 12/03/2002
June 2004
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124-04 Queensland Small Business
Queensland IT - come for bloody good deal
Dismissed 08/06/2004
May 2007
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127-07 McDonald's Aust Ltd
McDonald's - China - children digging hole in sand at beach to get thru to a McDonald's in China
Dismissed 08/05/2007
March 2000
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73-00 Mitsubishi Motors Aust Ltd
Mitsubishi - Magna - impotent man
Dismissed 14/03/2000
June 2001
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130-01 McDonald's Aust Ltd
McDonald's - girl germs
Dismissed 14/06/2001
November 1998
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227-98 Australian Milk Marketing
Australian Milk Marketing - Woman in milk bath
Dismissed 10/11/1998
207-98 Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries
Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (Sydney Motor Show) - man on aeroplane
Dismissed 10/11/1998
October 1998
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141-98 George Weston Foods Limited
George Weston - The White Stuff - pregnant woman holding bread behind her back. "It's amazing what 2 slices of the White Stuff will do" and "Planning a pregnancy, or in the first trimester of your pregnancy?"
Dismissed Print 13/10/1998
144-98 None
AOL Bertelsmann Online Services - spectacles
Dismissed Print 13/10/1998
July 2006
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233-06 Ford Motor Co of Aust Ltd
Ford - Fiesta (TV)- man/woman in white coats (doctors/scientists) rub a piece of clay in an orgasmic climax to produce a baby Fiesta - takeoff of "Ghost"
Dismissed 11/07/2006
245-06 McDonald's Aust Ltd
McDonald's - McCafe - traffic noise and horns honking gradually building to crescendo - get away from hustle and bustle at McCafe
Dismissed Radio 11/07/2006
May 1999
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147-99 Kellogg (Aust) Pty Ltd
Kellogg - "Folate in breakfast cereal"
Dismissed 11/05/1999
December 1998
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241-98 Barbeques Galore (Aust.) Pty Ltd
Barbeques Galore - 2 women and man in back yard
Dismissed 08/12/1998
260-98 Tontine Bedding
Tontine Bedding - "Tontine Bioguard - pillow"
Dismissed 08/12/1998
October 2002
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252-02 SPC Ardmona Operations Limited
SPC Ardmona - Spaghetti - young girl playing with doll says "wee wee wee" ; young boy hums "bum bum bum" - mother says 'I'll wash your mouth out';
Dismissed 08/10/2002
June 2003
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163-03 Freedom Furniture Ltd
Freedom Furniture - Song - 'We are nothing but mammals'.
Dismissed 10/06/2003
193-03 Mitsubishi Motors Aust Ltd
Mitsubishi - Triton Ute - swear words bleeped out (radio).
Dismissed Radio 10/06/2003
September 2004
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255-04 Kosciusko Thredbo Pty Ltd
Kosciusko Thredbo - man shakes dandruff from hair onto photos to remind him of snow
Dismissed 14/09/2004
September 2005
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258-05 Unilever Australasia
Unilever - Continental - Pasta Sauce - actress Mena Suvari at dinner is told by boyfirend she's intelligent and beautiful but they have to break up bcs he expects more now, with Continental Pasta Sauce - explains "it's not me, it's you"
Dismissed 13/09/2005
June 2007
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169-07 McDonald's Aust Ltd
McDonald's - Happy Meals - cat/aliens - girl rescues cat from tree and aliens take her to McD, picking up father on the way
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued 12/06/2007
November 2002
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264-02 The Oyster Bar
Oyster Bar (The) - Mead's Mosman Bay - picture of girl in bikini with 'freshly shucked' superimposed.
Dismissed Print 12/11/2002
August 2008
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276-08 Holden Ltd
Holden - Colorado - loaded vehicle driven in dangerous manner
Dismissed 13/08/2008
303-08 Advanced Medical Institute
AMI - couple in rocket - rocket can't 'get up'
Dismissed 13/08/2008
October 2005
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279-05 Tetley Australia Pty Ltd
Tetley - tea bags - woman catching elephant droppings then has cup of tea
Dismissed 11/10/2005
281-05 Tricon Restaurants International
Tricon - KFC - Wicked Burger Meal - man driving car while eating chicken
Dismissed 11/10/2005
October 2000
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293-00 Dairy Farmers
Dairy Farmers - Oak - animated cartoon insects - cockroach
Dismissed 17/10/2000
November 2005
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316-05 Golden Circle Ltd
Golden Circle - Original Juice - in Florida it's illegal to be intimate with a porcupine. Prostitute asks porcupine "how's business?"
Dismissed 08/11/2005
October 2003
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335-03 Nissan Motor Co (Aust) Pty Ltd
Nissan - Pulsar-TV- 'The pricing department hasn't done a bloody thing'
Dismissed 14/10/2003
February 2001
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363-00 John Danks & Son Pty Ltd
John Danks & Son's Home Hardware - helium gas
Dismissed 13/02/2001
December 1999
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391-99 Australian Dairy Corporation
Australian Dairy Corporation - butter - father burns tree at barbeque
Dismissed 07/12/1999
November 2006
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406-06 Reckitt Benckiser (Aust) Pty Ltd
Reckitt Benckiser - Pine-O-Cleen - more germs on chopping board than toilet seat, germs on baby's highchair, coloured child in dog's basket, white child in clean environment
Dismissed 14/11/2006
December 2003
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411-03 Ford Motor Co of Aust Ltd
Ford - Falcon RTV Ute - ute and motorcycle racing.
Dismissed 09/12/2003
September 2009
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422-09 Peregrine Corp (Smokemart & Gift Box)
Peregrine - (422/09) Smokemart & Gift shop catalogue advertising novelty items for fathers day
Dismissed Print 09/09/2009
March 2005
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44-05 Parmalat Australia Ltd
Parmalat - Ice Break - young men and the revving of car engines along with the sound squealing rubber
Dismissed Radio 08/03/2005
December 2006
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464-06 Daikin Australia
Daikin - mother allows baby to lie down and feed himself from a baby bottle
Dismissed 12/12/2006
November 2009
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491-09 Hocking Communications
Hocking Communications -30Seconds Outdoor cleaner (491/09) TVC. Narrator promoting this outdoor cleaner lampooning the way Asians speak
Dismissed 25/11/2009
February 2006
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50-06 Honda Australia Pty Ltd
Honda - CRV - condition of country roads discussed at meeting - it's decided not to repair them as most of them own Honda CRV and suitable for all conditions
Dismissed 14/02/2006
June 2009
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178-09 Drummond Golf
Drummond Golf - man hits golf ball and it hits Easter Bunny
Dismissed 10/06/2009
March 2001
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51-01 Tricon Restaurants International
Tricon - KFC - woman floating in pool eating chips
Dismissed 13/03/2001
May 2003
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108-03 Land Rover Australia
Land Rover - Discovery - 'Crocodile' - man drives Land Rover on wrong side of road.
Dismissed 13/05/2003
January 2010
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600-09 Toyota Motor Corp Aust Ltd
Toyota - Prado 4WD (600/09) Print. Fallen Tree in front: proceed with caution.
Dismissed Print 20/01/2010
August 1998
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116-98 Toyota Motor Corp Aust Ltd
Toyota - Landcruiser - 'A remarkable migration'.
Dismissed 11/08/1998

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