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0014-24 Caruso's Natural Health
This television advertisement begins with a woman pulling at the waist of her jeans in front of a mirror. The voice-over says, "Is your bloated belly making you feel fat and miserable?"
Dismissed Health Products TV - Free to Air 21/02/2024
0023-24 Kittens
This mobile billboard advertisement has two versions featuring women in lingerie and referring to spring racing.
Upheld - Not Modified or Discontinued Sex Industry Billboard 21/02/2024
0025-24 Funfields
This television advertisement features various scenes of people on different attractions at a theme park, yelling the word fun. The advertisement ends with a voiceover and text on screen stating "what the fun are you waiting for?"
Dismissed Tourist Attractions TV - Free to Air 21/02/2024
0026-24 Reform Society
This advertisement on a vehicle features an image of a naked woman from behind with her buttocks visible, and the text "Get off your a** and work for it!"
Upheld - Not Modified or Discontinued Sport and Leisure Billboard 21/02/2024
0029-24 Monash IVF Group
This television advertisement begins with a woman crying on the toilet. The scene changes to her walking to a man and them embracing. Further scenes show medical staff assisting patients and working in a laboratory.
Dismissed Other TV - Free to Air 21/02/2024
0033-24 Thorne Harbour Health
This advertisement has four versions, all featuring an image of a man in underwear holding a cupcake as confetti falls around him.
Dismissed Education Transport 21/02/2024
0034-24 Mosh
This television advertisement features an animated scenario of a couple camping.
Dismissed Health Products TV - Free to Air 21/02/2024
0036-24 Honey Birdette
This advertisement depicts two women in strappy black lingerie. One woman is wearing nipple pasties. The lingerie is titled "Stephanie. Black"
Upheld - Not Modified or Discontinued Lingerie Store Window 21/02/2024
0037-24 Honey Birdette
This advertisement depicts two women in red lingerie. The lingerie is titled "Margot"
Upheld - Not Modified or Discontinued Lingerie Store Window 21/02/2024
0038-24 Honey Birdette
This advertisement depicts a woman in a red robe and underpants, posed in a background of red flowers. The lingerie is titled "Whitney. Scarlet"
Dismissed Lingerie Store Window 21/02/2024
0039-24 Yum Restaurants International
This television advertisement begins with a shirtless man exiting a bedroom, coming to face two women. They giggle and say good morning. A third woman exits the bedroom and the first says "Mum?". The group look awkward until the second woman says "Did someone say KFC?" The advertisement ends with the group sharing food.
Dismissed Food/Beverages TV - Free to Air 21/02/2024
0040-24 Yum Restaurants International
This television advertisement depicts a woman waking up next to a man and attempting to collect her clothes. A dog is holding her bra and she tries to get it back before falling back to the bed and saying "Did someone say KFC?"
Dismissed Food/Beverages TV - Free to Air 21/02/2024
0041-24 Yum Restaurants International
This YouTube advertisement begins with a shirtless man exiting a bedroom, coming to face two women. They giggle and say good morning. A third woman exits the bedroom and the first says "Mum?". The group look awkward until the second woman says "Did someone say KFC?" The advertisement ends with the group sharing food.
Dismissed Food/Beverages Internet - Social - YouTube 21/02/2024
0042-24 The Fox Tan
This TikTok video depicts a woman in swimwear running outside and superimposed text stating "The sun is out and the UV is high let's go tan" and "I've got the fox tan accelerators".
Upheld - Not Modified or Discontinued Toiletries Internet - Social - TikTok 21/02/2024
0043-24 Shein
This advertisement features an image of a sweater which states "I LICK the sale, SWALLOW the tequila AND SUCK the lime, and an image of a woman wearing a pair of shorts with cutouts on the buttocks.
Dismissed Clothing Internet - Social - Facebook 21/02/2024
0044-24 Specsavers Pty Ltd
This television advertisement is set in a busy café where all people are using only the word “Blah”.
Dismissed Health Products TV - Free to Air 21/02/2024
0046-24 Department of Health
This internet advertisement depicts couples in intimate scenes, and references to getting tested prior to activity.
Dismissed Community Awareness Internet 21/02/2024
0047-24 Department of Health
This TV on demand advertisement depicts couples in intimate scenes, and references to getting tested prior to activity.
Dismissed Community Awareness TV - On Demand 21/02/2024
0004-24 PIERRE FABRE GROUP
This instagram post by @cate_campbell features a woman posing in 2 photos with Avene orange bottles of 50+ sunscreen. The third photo in the post is of the sunscreen in the sand with a beach/ocean backdrop.
Dismissed Health Products Internet - Social - Instagram 07/02/2024
0007-24 Lounge Underwear
This Instagram post on the @graciepiscopo page from 28 November 2023 features an image of the influencer posing in lingerie with the caption, "don't forget to shop @loungeunderwear Black Friday sale".
Dismissed Lingerie Internet - Social - Instagram 07/02/2024
0009-24 SA Police
There are four versions of this billboard advertisement which all feature the text, "no one's driving if you're distracted".
Dismissed Community Awareness Billboard 07/02/2024
0017-24 South St
This Instagram post from the @graciepiscopo page on 23 November 2024 features five images, three of the influencer with a child, one of the influencer posing, and one close-up of the product. The caption reads "Always comfy wearing @south.st [black heart emoji]"
Dismissed Clothing Internet - Social - Instagram 07/02/2024
0018-24 Pretty Little Thing
This Instagram post from the @graciepiscopo page on 1 December 2023 features two images of the influencer posing in a dress. The caption reads, "golden hour [sun emoji] @prettylittlething".
Upheld - Not Modified or Discontinued Clothing Internet - Social - Instagram 07/02/2024
0020-24 Steakhouse Grill 66
This series of instagram posts is promoting a business. All posts include imagery of the food and venue.
Upheld - Not Modified or Discontinued Food/Beverages Internet - Social - Instagram 07/02/2024
0021-24 Willy's World
This poster advertisement is a cartoon and has two versions. One depicts two men in suits in a city landscape. The second depicts three women in underwear on a bed with their buttock raised as a man wearing a halo watches them while smoking a vape.
Upheld - Not Modified or Discontinued Entertainment Poster 07/02/2024
0027-24 Brand Developers
This television advertisement is promoting a pilates machine and features various images of women in swimwear, and language such as "Want to lose those love handles, and get a firm butt and long lean, sexy legs?" and "A Pilates body is beautifully sculpted; long and lean, with a firm butt, toned abs, sexy legs and defined arms and shoulders."
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Health Products TV - Free to Air 07/02/2024
0028-24 Stocks Down Under
This email advertisement contains an image of a man dressed as Santa with his hand placed on the buttock of a woman in bikini bottoms. She is shown from waist to knees only.
Upheld - Not Modified or Discontinued Finance/Investment Email 07/02/2024
0030-24 Pole Position
This television advertisement depicts beer being poured into a glass in the foreground and a woman dancing against a pole in the background.
Dismissed Sex Industry TV - Free to Air 07/02/2024
0035-24 Pepsico Australia Holdings Pty Ltd
This advertisement is promoting Gatorade and refers to sweating and electrolytes.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Food/Beverages Radio/Audio Streaming 07/02/2024
0292-23 Shein
This post was posted on the @tahlia_shae on 2 December 2023 and features four images of the influencer posing in an outfit which has warning labels on it.
Dismissed Clothing Internet - Social - Instagram 07/02/2024
0295-23 NSW Minerals Council
The advertisement is a 30 second video hosted on the NSW Mining YouTube page and depicts people speaking to camera and scenes related to mining activities.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Energy/Resources Internet - Social - YouTube 07/02/2024
0296-23 NSW Minerals Council
This advertisement is a website available at www.responsiblemining.com.au which outlines the steps taken by NSW Mining to mine more responsibly, restore land and adjust its practices for future improvement.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Energy/Resources Internet 07/02/2024
0002-24 Domino's Pizza Enterprises Limited
This television advertisement features a woman longboarding while eating a pizza product. The advertisement ends with the words "anything's pizzable".
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Food/Beverages TV - Free to Air 30/01/2024
0003-24 Domino's Pizza Enterprises Limited
This pay TV advertisement features a woman longboarding while eating a pizza product. The advertisement ends with the words "anything's pizzable".
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Food/Beverages TV - Pay 30/01/2024
0005-24 Paramount Pictures Australia
This cinema advertisement features a trailer for the film 'Mean Girls'.
Dismissed Media Cinema 30/01/2024
0011-24 Frankston Jeep
This advertisement features footage of a Jeep Grand Cherokee 4x4 SUV on some rural flat, sandy, and mountainous terrain.
Dismissed Vehicle App 30/01/2024
0015-24 Polestar
This television advertisement features a vehicle driving on a road along the side of a cliff, which is then overtaken by another vehicle. A voice-over says, "It all started with an idea. And with that idea, it continues."
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Vehicle TV - Free to Air 30/01/2024
0254-23 Woodside Energy
This website page is titled 'Seismic 101' and provides information on seismic surveys.
Dismissed Energy/Resources Internet 30/01/2024
0269-23 Adani Australia Pty Ltd trading as Bravus
This complaint relates to the Bravus Australia website.
Dismissed Other Internet 30/01/2024
0283-23 Nexters
This YouTube advertisement for Hero Wars features two cartoon vultures attacking a wolf puppy, a character then rescues the wolf by throwing a stick at the vultures.
Dismissed Other Internet - Social - YouTube 30/01/2024
0285-23 Apple Pty Ltd
This television advertisement promotes a phone and starts with a person connecting headphones to the phone. The user is then shown: - holding the device up to snap a pic of a nearby building - flicking through some recent images - riding pillion on a scooter, holding her phone for directions.
Dismissed Telecommunications TV - Free to Air 30/01/2024
0286-23 Apple Pty Ltd
This on demand TV advertisement promotes a phone and starts with a person connecting headphones to the phone. The user is then shown: - holding the device up to snap a pic of a nearby building - flicking through some recent images - riding pillion on a scooter, holding her phone for directions.
Dismissed Telecommunications TV - On Demand 30/01/2024
0290-23 Trippi
This outdoor advertisement features an image of a woman in a Brazilian Carnival costume and the words, "Save on Trippi travel insurance, spend more partying with a Brazilian".
Dismissed Insurance Outdoor 30/01/2024
0291-23 Falcon St Expose Yourself
This poster advertisement features a background image of a man in a trenchcoat from behind. He is opening the coat as though he is flashing someone. Text in front of the image includes the words, "expose yourself".
Upheld - Not Modified or Discontinued Real Estate Billboard 30/01/2024
0001-24 McDonald’s Australia Limited
This 15 second advertisement is promoting McDonald’s Chicken Big Mac. The Advertisement shows the burger components slowly being dropped onto the burger as the voiceover says “two all chicken patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, on a sesame seed bun. You heard correctly, it’s the Chicken Big Mac and it’s back”.
Dismissed Food/Beverages TV - On Demand 24/01/2024
0010-24 Auto & General Holdings - Budget Direct
This advertisement a pool cleaner which “comes to life” after being struck by bolt of lightning and which whirls about causing mess and damage to the home and home contents.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Insurance TV - Free to Air 24/01/2024
0012-24 Menulog
This television advertisement features Christina Aguilera and Latto singing about Menulog and various products that can be delivered.
Dismissed Food/Beverages TV - Free to Air 24/01/2024
0013-24 Menulog
This Pay TV advertisement features Christina Aguilera and Latto singing about Menulog and various products that can be delivered.
Dismissed Food/Beverages TV - Pay 24/01/2024
0016-24 World Animal Protection
There are three versions of this television advertisement which depict animals in chains and/or in distress.
Dismissed Community Awareness TV - Free to Air 24/01/2024
0022-24 Auto & General Holdings - Budget Direct
This advertisement a pool cleaner which “comes to life” after being struck by bolt of lightning and which whirls about causing mess and damage to the home and home contents.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Insurance TV - Pay 24/01/2024
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