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March 2016
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0099-16 Fantastic Framing
"We can shoot your wife and frame your mother-in-law, if you want we can hang them too". Vehicle nsw rego: WQZ 819
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Professional Services Transport 09/03/2016
October 2014
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0432-14 True Value Solar
The television commercial features two males discussing electrical supply; one of the men is Mark Thompson, coach of the Essendon Football Club, who indicates he has installed solar panels as an electricity saving measure. Towards the end of the commercial, he proceeds to lay full length, face down, in an illuminated sun bed watched by the second man. I believe True Value Solar to be a sponsor of the Essendon Football Club.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued House Goods Services TV - Free to Air 22/10/2014
April 2011
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0107-11 How Good Is That
Text only Billboard which reads, "The casualty list of every ABORTION 1 dead 1 wounded".
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Community Awareness Billboard 01/04/2011
November 2012
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0440-12 Energy Australia
In the advertisement a householder opens his fridge to obtain a late night snack, only to find a spokesperson for Energy Australia sitting inside it. The spokesman then goes on, stating that Energy Australia is monitoring your power usage to provide a better service to you, the consumer.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued House Goods Services Internet 14/11/2012
November 2012
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0448-12 Energy Australia
My complaint relates to the Energy Australia press advertisement in today's Sydney Morning Herald featuring a man trapped in a fridge.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued House Goods Services Print 28/11/2012
February 2006
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398-05 Bugal Pty Ltd
Bugal - Mobilemojo - 4703170 - "Smack the shit out of your children. They deserve it"
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Telecommunications Print 14/02/2006
November 2018
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0479-18 Gifting Life
Facebook advertisement for the promotion of organ donation which features Jesus on the cross.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Community Awareness Internet - Social - Facebook 14/11/2018
September 2009
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418-09 Advanced Medical Institute
AMI - (418/09) TV SMS TRY
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued 23/09/2009
May 2016
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0176-16 Ultra Tune Australia
Two women dressed quite provocatively in a car while it breaks down on train tracks.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Automotive TV - Pay 11/05/2016
May 2010
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0180-10 Australian National Prescription Service
This print advertisement with large coloured copy ' Sex! Harder! Longer! Stonger!' Do you want longer lasting, better sex?" includes Q&A items on such things as erectile dysfunction and premature ejaculation. An image of a woman dressed in lingerie and helmet is posed beside the copy with ANPS logo and toll free number.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Health Products Print 12/05/2010
June 2014
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0191-14 Adult Wonderland
Black and white photographs covering shop front windows
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Sex Industry Poster 11/06/2014
June 2007
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181-07 McDonald's Aust Ltd
McDonald's - Happy Meals - ring/drain - skateboarding children see crying woman who's lost ring down drain - one child goes down drain to retrieve ring from a green monster and the woman, wife of a McD manager gives them Happy Meals for life
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued 12/06/2007
February 1999
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1-99 Officeworks Superstores Pty Ltd
Officeworks Superstores - "Hey Weenie"
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Radio 09/02/1999
281-98 Tricon Restaurants International
Tricon - KFC - Crispy Strip Combo - teenage boy takes brother to training, sister to ballet and grandma to shops
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued 09/02/1999
July 2011
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0210-11 Channel Seven (NSW)
Image of a woman's torso in a bikini holding the bikini up by the strings and the text "100% guidette". Also an image of a man's torso in only shorts with some tatooing on his arms and chest and the text "100% Guido".
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Entertainment Poster 13/07/2011
July 2007
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193-07 Sydney Breast Enlargement & Cosmetic Surgery
Sydney Breast Enlargement & Cosmetic Centre - flabby unsightly floppy stomachs
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Radio 10/07/2007
March 2008
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56-08 Service Central (Aust) Pty Ltd
Service Central - man and woman pouring chocolate over each other and rolling around while someone cleans carpet
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued 12/03/2008
May 2017
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0217-17 Wicked Campers
To ride on their bus a person has to offer fuel, drugs or sex to get on board.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Travel Transport 24/05/2017
0207-17 Motley Fool Australia
Email received via an email subscription with a title of "Shall I slit my wrists now". The email then goes on to talk about why the current share market is depressing, then asks the question in the body "Shall I Slit My Wrists Now?"
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Finance/Investment Email 24/05/2017
March 2007
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66-07 Barloworld Volkswagen
Barloworld Volkswagen - Jetta FSI Turbo - "0 - 100 in just 7.2 seconds"
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Print 13/03/2007
June 2006
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222-06 Brands Direct (Aust) Pty Ltd
Brands Direct - Global Rags - none of the clothes are fake labels - references to sales girls having "fake tits" and "Put our balls on the line"
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Clothing Radio 13/06/2006
July 2015
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0257-15 Coty Australia Pty Ltd
The ad had a man in underwear taking a selfie and sending it to a woman, who then texted an underwear selfie back. She then appeared at his door in her underwear with a tag line saying something like you will never know if you don't try it, and it then cut to an image of the deodorant product.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Toiletries TV - Pay 22/07/2015
September 2014
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0346-14 McDonald's Aust Ltd
The advertising communication complained of is a voucher for McDonalds products, which is printed on certificates handed out to recipients of McDonalds Team Spirit Awards at the University of Sunshine Coast Basketball Club in Queensland (USCBC). The recipients have been participants in the Under 10 and Under 8 competitions. The vouchers are understood to be handed out to multiple children each week. The vouchers entitle the holder to free products. Specifically, they promote free cheeseburger meal or seared snack wrap, apple bag and small orange juice.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Food/Bev Venue Promotional Material 24/09/2014
September 2010
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0371-10 City Smiles Melbourne
Image of a man with his mouth apparantly sewn up: he appears to have 4 crosses stitched over his closed mouth. To the left of him in large type is written: "Taking drastic measures to hide your teeth?" and then underneath is more text describing the services offered by citysmiles.com.au.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Professional Services Print 08/09/2010
March 2015
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0045-15 AICS
Advertisement features female presenter announcing "don't suffer from someone else's negligence" and shows a vehicle travelling along the Sydney Harbour Bridge with the female driver of the vehicle texting on her mobile phone.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Finance/Investment TV - Free to Air 11/03/2015
September 2006
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323-06 Statewest Financial Services Ltd
Statewest Financial Services - revised 270/05 Home Bldg Society - cars screech to halt beside schoolkids at a pedestrian crossing
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Finance/Investment 12/09/2006
October 2011
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0406-11 Harvey Norman
Harvey Norman staff advertise a 4 day sales event for stores located in Fyshwick, Woden and Goulburn and in one scene a female member of staff pops up out of a chest freezer she has been apparently hiding in.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Retail 26/10/2011
August 2009
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372-09 Jamba! GmbH
Jamba Jamster - (372/09) PAY TV (Lust Mobile) wet & wild/Lusty Lena/filthy Latina in her back yard
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued TV - Pay 26/08/2009
October 2017
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0449-17 Lexus Australia
The ad was to sell cars
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Vehicle TV - Free to Air 25/10/2017
November 2010
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0463-10 Key Factors
The item is a card size piece with company details on the front and a picture of what appears to be an old fashion bank robber with a stocking over his head , holding a Piggy Bank and a gun. This was a printed mail item delivered by Australia Post to registered business mail addresses and PO boxes only.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Finance/Investment Print 24/11/2010
April 2012
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0142-12 Big Night Recovery
An image of a man under the influence of alcohol, enjoying a night out with friends. The caption reads, “In 4 hours time he’ll be using a nail gun on a worksite” At the bottom right hand corner it says, "Thank God for...bignightrecovery.com.au" and there is an image of a bottle of Big Night Recovery tablets.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Health Products Print 11/04/2012
January 2016
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0490-15 Toyota Motor Corp Aust Ltd
TV advert for new model of Toyota Landcruiser
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Vehicle TV - Free to Air 20/01/2016
December 2016
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0494-16 Ubet Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Gambling Internet 07/12/2016
May 2015
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0170-15 Bathroom Warehouse
It was advertising sales products and depicting a couple in a house with pictures to tell the story and then the male had done something wrong by not going to bathroom warehouse and so he then needed to go in.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued House Goods Services TV - Free to Air 13/05/2015
November 2016
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0512-16 Unilever Australasia
The advertisement is for Paddle Pop Twirly Pop and was released on YouTube in August 2016. The advertisement has also been played on subscription television. The advertisement can be found at the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQQj_Q22xf0The advertisement is a 15 second film clip showing two young children playing on a beach who discover a treasure chest with a Paddle Pop Twirly Pop hovering inside. When one of the children tastes the Twirly Pop, an animated scene with the Paddle Pop lion appears.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Food/Bev Groceries Internet - Social - Other 23/11/2016
January 2018
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0573-17 Brand Collective
Large text saying "FUCK OFF".
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Clothing Billboard 24/01/2018
December 2009
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568-09 Waterson Diesel
Waterson Diesel (568/09)Billboard advertising 'Wet and dry plant hire'
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Hardware/Machinery Outdoor 09/12/2009
April 2009
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111-09 Skins Compression Garments Pty Ltd
Skins - Pressure Garments Print ad - Defy Genetics
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Clothing Print 08/04/2009
February 2007
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6-07 Symbion Consumer
Symbion Consumer - Betadine - young girl holding cat by its neck under her arm "This might hurt. The antiseptic won't"
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Health Products Print 13/02/2007
February 2009
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64-09 Ultra Company
Ultra Company - 64/09 (TV) features an image of skeleton terrorist saying "silence I kill you"
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued 25/02/2009
July 2014
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0266-14 Macket Bracket
Product website advertising free-standing form work brace for the construction industry.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Hardware/Machinery Internet 23/07/2014
July 2019
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0228-19 The Palace
This TV Out of Home advertisement for a gentleman's club depicts three static images on rotation.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Sex Industry TV - Out of Home 24/07/2019
September 2019
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0263-19 Sportsbet
The advertisement shows a woman, who is in a pageant, holding the new SportsBet iPhone app.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Gambling TV - Free to Air 11/09/2019
November 2019
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0322-19 Universal Pictures
This television advertisement contains scenes from the film "Good Boys".
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Entertainment TV - Free to Air 13/11/2019
May 2008
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175-08 Kartaway Qld Pty Ltd
Kartaway Qld (202/99)- Dog hit by 4 x 2
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Hardware/Machinery Radio 19/05/2008
March 2020
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0116-20 Coles
This YouTube advertisement depicts four plastic minature versions of food products available at Coles. The promotion is titled "Stikeez". Also depicted is a large plastic container to store them in.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Food/Bev Groceries Internet 25/03/2020
July 2009
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274-09 Yum Restaurants International
Yum Restaurants 274/09 - KFC truck driver not wearing a seat belt
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Food/Bev Groceries 08/07/2009
September 2011
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0328-11 Volvo Car Aust Pty Ltd
A red Volvo S60 is shown driving on an empty road in a desert. The male voice over describes its features and price, and the final shot is of the Volvo coming to a halt in a controlled 180 degree turn.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Vehicle TV - Pay 14/09/2011
January 2015
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0005-15 Liquor Alliance (VIC)
Making people more thirsty
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Alcohol TV - Free to Air 28/01/2015
0009-15 North Wollongong Hotel
Signage (posters) is currently installed on multiple telegraph poles along a stretch of the Princes Hwy at Blakehurst (NSW) on the northern side of the Tom Uglys Bridge. This signage extends for a range of approximately 1km on both sides of the road.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Entertainment Poster 28/01/2015

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