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March 1999
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60-99 Big Kart Track Ltd
Big Kart Track - "What the ----!"
Dismissed 09/03/1999
September 2011
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0330-11 KIA Automotive Australia
The commercial shows a man driving along the road in a Kia Sportage singing to music that reminds him of the times he had as a younger man. He imagines having one of his favorite songs playing with the actual musicians in the car with him, his ideal fantasy. Upon arriving at home his partner reminds him that he was supposed to be buying nappies for his young child. We see the Kia logo and the text, "Sportage. Grow up, not old."
Dismissed Vehicle 14/09/2011
March 2002
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63-02 Australian Grand Prix Corporation
Australian Grand Prix Corp - 2002 Foster's Australian Grand Prix - 2 ads - 'Grand Prix is God' and 'There's a place where it always rains on the fourth day'
Dismissed 12/03/2002
August 2015
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0334-15 ANZ Banking Group Ltd
Insinuating that Women are disadvantaged in the business world when compared to men.
Dismissed Finance/Investment TV - Free to Air 26/08/2015
May 2009
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207-09 Reckitt Benckiser (Aust) Pty Ltd
Reckitt Benckiser Aust P/L (Clearasil) PAY TV 207/09 young girl used Clearasil pimple blocker pen to prevent pimple and go on date
Dismissed Health Products TV - Pay 14/05/2009
January 2015
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0007-15 Dept of Premier QLD
The mother goes to work as a nurse helping people and the workforce is kept alive
Dismissed Community Awareness TV - Free to Air 28/01/2015
0015-15 Sportsbet
A man was struggling with many bags of groceries when his neighbour asks him if he has made his bet, he then stops carrying the groceries in to make the bet, his wife then texts him to collect milk.
Dismissed Gambling TV - Free to Air 28/01/2015
April 2003
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66-03 International Watch Company
International Watch Co. - 'Almost as complicated as a woman - except it's on time'.
Dismissed Retail Print 08/04/2003
September 2013
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0338-13 Vodafone Network Pty Ltd
Children were used in an inappropriate sexualised way to advertise vodafone. They were dressed up in glittering dresses and going to a night club.
Dismissed Telecommunications 25/09/2013
July 2000
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210-00 Hard Rock Café Sydney
Hard Rock Café
Dismissed Radio 11/07/2000
February 2017
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0011-17 McDonald's Aust Ltd
Advertisement for McDonald's snack box type product
Dismissed Food/Bev Venue TV - Free to Air 08/02/2017
0055-17 The BOSS Shop
Ad describes various products and services they provide.
Dismissed Automotive TV - Free to Air 08/02/2017
March 2000
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69-00 One.Tel Limited
One.Tel - new baby hospital scene - 'Tell your parents it's a baby girl'
Dismissed Telecommunications Print 14/03/2000
August 2012
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0342-12 Witchery
Image of three young girls aged between 10 and 14 years old. They are wearing Witchery summer clothing from the Witchery8fourteen range and are looking directly at the camera. The image appeared in an emailed version of the Witchery8fourteen brochure sent to Witchery subscribers.
Dismissed Clothing Internet 22/08/2012
July 2003
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213-03 Procter & Gamble Australia Pty Ltd
Procter & Gamble - Clairol Herbal Essences - woman with male colleague hears sounds of apparent orgasm coming from inside house.
Dismissed Toiletries 08/07/2003
April 2001
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71-01 Roadshow Film Distributors Pty Ltd
Roadshow - "The Exorcist - Director's Cut"Television and Radio
Dismissed Entertainment 10/04/2001
74-01 Subaru (Aust) Pty Ltd
Subaru - Impreza
Dismissed 10/04/2001
August 2010
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0346-10 Hungry Jacks
A young woman is watching a tennis match. She opens up the wrapping of a burger and the sound of blues music is emitted. She quickly closes the wrapping and the music stops, and then starts again when she re-opens the wrapping. We hear the umpire calling for quiet. We then see a young man sat in a darkened cinema, also with a burger. The same thing happens when he opens the wrapping: blues music can be heard. A male voiceover then describes the burger as "..smooth new taste playing at Hungry Jack's" and goes on to describe the ingredients.
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries 11/08/2010
July 1999
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216-99 Ballarat Truck Centre Pty Ltd
Ballarat Truck Centre - deaf elderly lady confusing 'truck' with 'fuck'
Dismissed Retail 13/07/1999
February 2012
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0019-12 Hewlett-Packard Australia Pty Ltd
A man wakes to noises in his house and goes down stairs to investigate. He finds two of his friends watch a scary movie. They are all frightened by the life-like quality of a zombie-like character that appears on the screen during the movie.
Dismissed Information Technology TV - Pay 08/02/2012
August 2016
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0349-16 Real Life Insurance
Real Insurance Young couple in nursery discussing their future of themselves and the coming child
Dismissed Insurance TV - Pay 24/08/2016
0353-16 National Australia Bank Ltd
The ad has a young girl sitting in a bath tub. The ad says something like 'she has two big brothers. One day she will want her own room'.
Dismissed Finance/Investment Poster 24/08/2016
February 2016
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0023-16 Ultra Tune Australia
Ultra Tune advert
Dismissed Automotive Internet 10/02/2016
March 2010
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76-10 Unilever Australasia
Unilever - Streets Paddle pops (76/10) Internet. 'Lick a Prize Soak a Rama' promotion
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries Internet 10/03/2010
84-10 RACV Insurance
RACV 84/10. TV ad promoting insurance as part of the "call Jason" campaign and has Jason in a call centre.
Dismissed Insurance 10/03/2010
September 2001
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222-01 Medical Benefits Fund of Australia Ltd
Medical Benefits Fund - bouncing bed and husband groping wife's bottom
Dismissed Health Products 11/09/2001
March 2007
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79-07 Tricon Restaurants International
Tricon - KFC - mother serves chicken and family mesmerised - father hoses down concrete driveway
Dismissed 13/03/2007
September 2015
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0357-15 Stan
The entire back page of the paper was taken by this advertisement which features a a head shot of a blood-splattered female smiling while she holds what looks to be a bloodied brain or heart in her hand. The caption reads "it's funny and smart".
Dismissed Entertainment Print 23/09/2015
September 2004
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225-04 Activision Pty Ltd
Activision - Doom 3 - computer game with demonic/horror graphics
Dismissed Transport 14/09/2004
February 2018
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0030-18 Yum Restaurants International
Family playing a game enjoying eating kfc
Dismissed Food/Bev Venue TV - Free to Air 07/02/2018
0043-18 The Local Shack
A young man sitting at a table, possibly on a first date, meets with somebody wearing a dress. The man asks if they want to play a game and the person in the dress is revealed to have a masculine sounding voice, to which the man is surprised.
Dismissed Food/Bev Venue TV - Free to Air 07/02/2018
March 2008
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81-08 HBF
HBF - Potty - small boy being toilet trained - accidentaly wees on floor while waiting in a public queue "Not ready for kids?"
Dismissed Insurance 12/03/2008
August 2000
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229-00 Amazing Clean
Amazing Clean - Scots accent - 'Fuckers'/'Suckers'
Dismissed 08/08/2000
February 2011
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0035-11 Vodafone Network Pty Ltd
The Advertisement opens with a shot of an elderly lady polishing a cricket ball on her leg in the style of a cricketer. The voice over artist reads a statement from “John”, a Vodafone customer, who boasts “My Nan could bowl out Watson” (these words also appear on screen in quotation marks).
Dismissed Telecommunications 09/02/2011
November 2013
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0365-13 Hungry Jacks
Train passing a rail crossing with a femail driver contemplating jumping over the train using a ramp in the scene.
Dismissed Food/Bev Venue 13/11/2013
0369-13 Betfair Australia
A man is in a pool room and by the beach talking about power and gambling. "when you have power, you can do whatever you want, with whoever you want."
Dismissed Gambling 13/11/2013
June 2006
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231-06 Kellogg (Aust) Pty Ltd
Kellogg - Sustain - mature couples eating cereal and swinging on ropes from trees, and dropping into a river
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries 13/06/2006
February 2016
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0039-16 PVH Brands Australia Pty Ltd
Rafael Nadal is doing a strip tease. The camera cuts as he reveals time and time again, removing his underwear.
Dismissed Lingerie TV - Free to Air 24/02/2016
April 2005
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87-05 Australian Football League
AFL - background music to ad is Welsh national anthem "Land of our Fathers" - other ads have different countries' anthems
Dismissed 12/04/2005
August 2007
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234-07 Twentieth Century Fox Film Distributors Pty Ltd
Twentieth Century Fox - Die Hard 4 - man holds gun to woman's throat
Dismissed Entertainment Outdoor 14/08/2007
March 1998
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9-98 Australian Ladies Masters Golf Tournament
Australian Ladies Masters Golf Tournament - woman teeing off from a man's face
Dismissed 10/03/1998
October 2011
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0373-11 Medibank Private Ltd
Two women are in the kitchen discussing health insurance - one is confused (and who is looking through various health insurance documents, trying to work it out), and the other one is very clear on how much she’ll get back (and who is casually waiting for some food to cook in the microwave). As they discuss the issue, the woman who is waiting for her food to cook mistakes the sound of the microwave as the doorbell.
Dismissed Insurance 12/10/2011
June 2009
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237-09 Ultra Company
Ultra company (237/09) mobile phone 'Death calculator' PAY TV
Dismissed TV - Pay 10/06/2009
February 2015
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0047-15 Universal Pictures
My 4 and 6 year old children watch the Australian Open together with me, during daytime; yet every 5 minutes during the advertisement breaks I need to send them out /switch off due to 18+ material being promoted incl home and away, Fifty shades of grey - movie promotion. The advertisement is hugely tasteless and unnecessary for myself not mentioning for any young children; not mentioning disappointing during a public holiday and daytime while trying to encourage my children to enjoy the family tennis viewing!  
Dismissed Entertainment TV - Free to Air 25/02/2015
April 2008
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92-08 Coopers Brewery Ltd
Coopers Brewery - Pale Ale - two geishas, one playing instrument and one has glass of beer - first one wants the second to share, but the second drinks the whole glass - subtitle "selfish bitch"
Dismissed Alcohol 09/04/2008
98-08 OGLU Industries (Club Shoop)
OGLU - Club Shoop - young woman wearing only white briefs, kneeling and smiling towards camera
Dismissed Entertainment Outdoor 09/04/2008
September 2018
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0376-18 Roadshow Films
Says twice murders and also states « good for you » . It has two muppets pictures which most relate to kids programs. Depicts and desensitises children and community to murder! Just as Australia attempts to resolve violence and crime. Ridiculous USA movie title and advertising.
Dismissed Entertainment Billboard 12/09/2018
May 2005
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95-05 Jenny Craig Weight Loss Centres Pty Ltd
Jenny Craig - Use of the term "old housewives"
Dismissed 10/05/2005
September 2017
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0380-17 Subway Franchisee Advertising Fund
Advert appears to be aimed at teenagers. Content of advert is appropriate until the final scene where it shows a small banner containing the words 'better than Mothers nagging'.
Dismissed Food/Bev Venue TV - Free to Air 13/09/2017
October 2001
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243-01 SA Lotteries
SA Lotteries - Socks for Father's Day
Dismissed Gambling 09/10/2001

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