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May 2007
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141-07 Global One Mobile Entertainment
Global One - Mobile Active - SMS Paris
Dismissed 08/05/2007
March 1998
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15-98 Lexus Australia
Lexus Australia - "Don't worry Your Majesty."
Dismissed Print 10/03/1998
October 1999
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323-99 Kellogg (Aust) Pty Ltd
Kellogg - Nutri Grain - Iron Man Food' - man exercising in horror/fantasy setting
Dismissed 12/10/1999
July 2001
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168-01 RACQ
RACQ - (1) Dad imitates son's driving (2)wife car breaks down (3)boat accident (4) topiary tree (5) doorbell sounds like car horn (6) backseat behaviour by sons (7) mature couple(8) chihauhau with vet bucket on head
Dismissed 10/07/2001
December 2005
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337-05 Inghams Enterprises Pty Limited
Inghams - Selections - Mother dyes son's football jersey and Dad's shirt pink then serves them checken and voiceover says "Ingham's makes any Mum a great Mum"
Dismissed 13/12/2005
July 2002
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170-02 Meat & Livestock Australia Ltd
Meat & Livestock - deaf child eating lamb cutlet signs "I love eating lamb chops because I can use my hands"
Dismissed 09/07/2002
173-02 Land Rover Australia
Land Rover - Discovery ES & SE - DVD player included as bonus.
Dismissed 09/07/2002
November 2007
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361-07 Rivers (Aust) Pty Ltd
Rivers - "What's got Helen screaming? Could it be that we asked her to pull her pants down?"
Dismissed Print 13/11/2007
February 2008
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37-08 KIA Automotive Australia
KIA - Sportage - woman in car doesn't want to answer her mobile so she holds it up to the ear of the driver to speak, when his phone rings she answers for him
Dismissed 13/02/2008
39-08 Blinck Mobile
Blinck Mobile - Naughty Games - Hot Strip Poker Text STRIP to 191198
Dismissed 13/02/2008
October 2006
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373-06 McMillan Criminal Lawyer
McMillan Criminal Lawyer - police barge into dingy low-income home and violently drag husband off - hysteria prevails
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued 10/10/2006
December 1999
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403-99 Rentlo
Rentlo - urinating in wardrobe
Dismissed 07/12/1999
March 2000
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41-00 Pizza Haven
Pizza Haven - panhandler-type with cattle prod
Dismissed 14/03/2000
December 2003
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422-03 Ford Motor Co of Aust Ltd
Ford - Courier - Turbo Diesel - men with high-pitched voices ask owner how it's going and vehicle owner with deep voice says "bloody beautiful mate"
Dismissed 09/12/2003
March 2004
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45-04 Stuart Alexander & Co Pty Ltd
Stuart Alexander - Mentos Cool Chews - dog kisses man on mouth
Dismissed 09/03/2004
October 2009
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455-09 Ford Motor Co of Aust Ltd
Ford Motor Co. (Mondeo)455/09. TV ad that shows lady driving with German Shepherd in passenger seat possibly unrestrained.
Dismissed 14/10/2009
November 2008
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473-08 Barkley's Advertising
Barkley's - Beaver - late night ad showing excessive nudity
Dismissed 26/11/2008
August 2001
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181-01 Ford Motor Co of Aust Ltd
Ford - Laser SR2 - Car Park - 'Take it for a burn'
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued 14/08/2001
193-01 Toyota Motor Corp Aust Ltd
Toyota - Rav 4 - Kung Fu
Dismissed 14/08/2001
December 2009
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517-09 Bayswater Car Rental Pty Ltd
Bayswater Car Rental (517/09)Print advertisement in West Australian with image of ladies legs included
Dismissed Print 09/12/2009
May 2006
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184-06 Melbourne Storm Rugby League Club
Melbourne Storm RLC - set in Catholic church, nun steals offertory plate, runs down aisle, pushes priest out of the way and dives over the altar
Dismissed 09/05/2006
January 2008
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535-08 Advanced Medical Institute
AMI - radio - go soft, not last long, your not alone, improve staminer (bedroom hell)
Dismissed Radio 21/01/2008
March 2001
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56-01 Holden Ltd
Holden - Utility - ‘New Holden Ute. Create a storm’ - man rubs hands in dust, then drives in circles with eddies of dust creating a "storm"
Dismissed 13/03/2001
November 1998
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196-98 Pepsico Australia Holdings Pty Ltd
Pepsi-Cola - "Twin boys drinking Pepsi & Coca Cola"
Dismissed 10/11/1998
February 2002
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2-02 Toyota Motor Corp Aust Ltd
Toyota - Corolla - three cars driving dangerously thru paddocks and round tractor, halting just short of two cows
Dismissed 12/02/2002
March 2008
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59-08 Townsville Automotive Detailing
Townsville Automotive Detailing - Eurpoean voice refers to "wogs" and "stooges"
Dismissed Radio 12/03/2008
August 2002
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201-02 Nando's Australia Pty Ltd
Nando's - 'News broadcast' - asylum seekers unsewing lips for special chicken offier; asylum seekers escaping to get to Nando's for special offer. 2 ads
Dismissed Radio 12/08/2002
August 2005
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204-05 Holden Ltd
Holden - Adventra - Big Red kangaroo hops along dirt track while 4WD crashes through bushland
Dismissed 09/08/2005
March 2002
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66-02 LG Electronics Aust Pty Ltd
LG Electronics - man knocks soccer ball from under youth sitting on it
Dismissed 12/03/2002
May 2000
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68-99 Tenneco Automotive T/A Monroe Pty Ltd
Tenneco Automotive (T/A Monroe Aust - man smashing car)
Dismissed 09/05/2000
September 2004
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231-04 Fujifilm Australia Pty Ltd
Fujifilm - terrorist hostage freed after showing photos of family
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued 14/09/2004
August 2007
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237-07 Peppers Retreats & Resorts
Peppers - couple perched on cliff top overlooking Blue Mountains
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Print 14/08/2007
April 2007
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92-07 National Australia Bank Ltd
National Australia Bank/AFL - Auskick - recruiting only young boys to play Auskick - not girls
Dismissed 10/04/2007
98-07 Invocare
Invocare - White Lady Funerals - "A woman's understanding"
Dismissed Outdoor 10/04/2007
May 2004
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95-04 Funtastic Limited
Funtastic - MGA Entertainment - Bratz dolls - "Don't theorise. Accessorise".
Dismissed 11/05/2004
August 1999
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242-99 Holden Ltd
Holden - Commodore SS Series II - vehicle being driven at speed, including repeatedly crossing centre line.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued 10/08/1999
August 2003
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246-03 Holden Ltd
Holden - Caprice - fog lights illuminated during day - James Bond theme.
Dismissed 12/08/2003
January 2011
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0537-10 Sportscene
The advertisement is a montage of audio-visual footage advertising the pre-Christmas prices of various sporting goods for sale at Sportscene stores at Port Pirie and Port Augusta. The advertisement contains images of Sportscene employees demonstrating various sports equipment that is on sale including a brief scene of an employee throwing a dart at a dart board held by another. The employees shown in the image are clearly adults.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued 19/01/2011
November 2002
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258-02 KIA Automotive Australia
KIA - Pregio - image of vehicle 'New to country, will work hard for less'.
Dismissed Print 12/11/2002
June 2002
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105-02 Land Rover Australia
Land Rover - Discovery "Jogger" - jogging man stops to drip water from leaf into his mouth "Been anywhere interesting lately?
Dismissed 11/06/2002
December 1998
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272-98 None
Ateco - Alfa Romeo as seen from a Porsche
Dismissed 08/12/1998
May 2001
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108-01 Holden Ltd
Holden - Commodore SS sedan - speed as an 'escape' for young male driver
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued 08/05/2001
August 2006
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276-06 Toyota Motor Corp Aust Ltd
Toyota - Kluger - supercharged revving vehicle tearing the road surfaces in a city location.- pedestrians, a train and motorcyle/cars move backwards
Dismissed 08/08/2006
December 2002
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279-02 Mitsubishi Motors Aust Ltd
Mitsubishi - Pajero 4WD - speeding across gravel roads "Spirited cars for spirited people"
Dismissed 10/12/2002
September 2003
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281-03 Sara Lee Household and Body Care (Aust.) Pty Ltd
Sara Lee - Ambi Pur - Woman mistakes air freshener in car for perfume - 'bitch'.
Dismissed Radio 09/09/2003
November 2004
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284-04 Beaumont Bathrooms
Beaumont Bathrooms - young child climbing into bath with one leg up on the edge
Dismissed 09/11/2004
April 1999
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119-99 Freeman Home Improvements & Kresta Blinds
Freeman Home Improvements & Kresta Blinds
Dismissed 13/04/1999
June 2001
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122-01 Unilever Australasia
Unilever - Flora ProActiv Margarine - man jumping off cliff is in fact bungee jumping
Dismissed 12/06/2001
February 2007
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29-07 Reece Pty Ltd
Reece - glamorous woman comes out of shower and slips into red evening dress but when she opens the door to her date she's not as slim and speaks with an ocker accent "feel even more beautiful in a Reece bathroom"
Dismissed 13/02/2007
June 2004
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125-04 Kellogg (Aust) Pty Ltd
Kellogg - Sustain Select - telemarketer rings, so woman pretends to be answering machine to avoid taking call
Dismissed 08/06/2004

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