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December 2017
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Category Media Determination datesort descending
0566-17 Stan
Ad for a TV show on streaming service Stan. TV show titled 'SMILF' and picture of a woman
Dismissed Media Billboard 19/12/2017
0562-17 Hanes Brands Inc
Called 'Light it Up This Christmas with Bonds'; approximately 30 second ad.
Dismissed Lingerie TV - Free to Air 19/12/2017
0558-17 Geocon
Large yellow billboard on Furzer st Woden depicting a woman and a man.
Dismissed Community Awareness Billboard 19/12/2017
0567-17 Australian Radio Network
Advertising air conditioning servicing I think
Dismissed House Goods Services Radio 19/12/2017
0555-17 Boost Juice Bars Australia
The advertisement is currently live on their Facebook page, the ad depicts a caucasian man in fruit-constructed traditional warrior garb amalgamated from Polynesian/TSI/indigenous cultures. The video on the banner of the page begins with this man acting aggressive in native dress, and then upon drinking a Boost - relaxing and sticking his tongue out, behaving idiotic and simple, correlating these identities.
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries Internet - Social - Facebook 19/12/2017
0552-17 How Now
This company is trying to sell milk by claiming that they are kind, ethical, humane and cow-centred. They are claiming that they do not consider the calves waste products like other milk companies. They argue that "most of the rest of the calves (roughly half a million each year) are taken to abattoirs" but they are not."How Now is purely about our cows and their babies, living and sleeping together, as they should be.
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries Internet 19/12/2017
0563-17 Hanes Brands Inc
The advertising shows 3 people (2 women, 1 man) in underwear, posing for part of the Bonds 'Light it up' Christmas campaign. 1 woman appeared on the left-hand side of my screen and is wearing a bra and undies, which are very revealing. There is a gold zigzag pattern right across the front of the woman's bra, deliberately drawing attention to the nipple area, as the photographer has captured the light reflecting off that area.The man appeared on the right-hand side of the screen, and is more modest than the female figures, but still clearly wearing undies.
Dismissed Clothing Internet 19/12/2017
0564-17 Hanes Brands Inc
Christmas ad for bonds underware
Dismissed Clothing TV - Pay 19/12/2017
0556-17 Surfstitch
Young women on a beach in bikinis with their legs spread and close ups on g-stringed bikini bottoms.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Clothing TV - On Demand 19/12/2017
0560-17 Yum Restaurants International
It is an email for kfc chicken telling customers that the ‘wogs’ are coming in reference to the cricket
Dismissed Food/Bev Venue Email 19/12/2017
January 2018
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Category Media Determination datesort descending
0571-17 Advanced Medical Institute
Ami oral strips for longer lasting sex. Merry sexmas
Dismissed Health Products Radio 24/01/2018
0588-17 JSW Powersports
The ad showcases Jet skis, including vision of riders "having fun".JSW is the logo ID referred to in the ad along with their website address.
Dismissed Sport and Leisure TV - Free to Air 24/01/2018
0003-18 Sportsbet
A group of white males standing around betting on horse races with a black man in uniform standing by a fire place. The black man is asked a question.
Dismissed Gambling TV - Free to Air 24/01/2018
0583-17 Youfoodz
Forkin Fresh! headline You'll never eat frozen again Youfoodz now in store!
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries Poster 24/01/2018
0572-17 Volkswagen Group Australia Pty Limited
During this add it show a couple in the back seat of a car as the female straddles the male which is inappropriate !
Dismissed Automotive TV - Free to Air 24/01/2018
0589-17 Youfoodz
There are three versions of the commercial, each with a young red headed boy approx. 8 years old selling the idea of prepackaged "Youfoods" as an alternative to home cooking. In one version, he says; "You're living in the friggin' 90's" (a euphemism for "fucking")
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries TV - Free to Air 24/01/2018
0578-17 Paco Rabanne
An additional for his and her perfume 1 Million and Lady Million
Dismissed Toiletries TV - Free to Air 24/01/2018
0584-17 BCF
"Have a BCFing christmas" sale promotion.
Dismissed Sport and Leisure Print 24/01/2018
0551-17 Paco Rabanne
A topless man is shown massaging his body while several girls are spying on him through a one way mirror. As he moves his hands downwards more girls enter to spy on him. As he sprays his deodorant/perfume the girls faint.
Dismissed Toiletries TV - Free to Air 24/01/2018
0579-17 BCF
It's an advertisement about the retail outdoor company B C F.. using an song to promote their products
Dismissed Sport and Leisure TV - Free to Air 24/01/2018
0573-17 Brand Collective
Large text saying "FUCK OFF".
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Clothing Billboard 24/01/2018
0590-17 Vistaprint
I wish to Complain about a TV commercial for Vistaprint.com.au that is running now on the Foxtel A&E channel and maybe others.
Dismissed Other TV - Pay 24/01/2018
0006-18 Goldfield Collisons
The ad begins with a "cat call" whistle followed by the statement "Show us your Dent".
Dismissed Professional Services Radio 24/01/2018
0585-17 Origin Energy
It is an advert for a new natural gas supplier in Western Australia, with the headline of "he's plumbing the barbie in"
Dismissed Professional Services TV - Free to Air 24/01/2018
0001-18 FOXTEL Management Pty Ltd
It is an add with Chris Hemsworth. He is sitting on a couch supposedly watching TV and the smoke alarm is going off in the room he is sitting in.
Dismissed House Goods Services TV - Pay 24/01/2018
0580-17 Fonterra Brands (Australia) Pty Ltd
Older Italian lady is cooking pasta for dinner and uses this product to do so. Husband comes in and sees that it is from a packet and says “what do I need you for?”
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries TV - Free to Air 24/01/2018
0574-17 Love and Rockets.tv
It is a digital sign that shows on a loop. The advertisement has two slots on that loop. The first is of three females, the second is just one of the three females
Dismissed Entertainment Billboard 24/01/2018
0591-17 Total face group
 The images are located across the street from a school (International Grammar School). An image of a woman being stared at by men with the text: "There are looks, and then there are good looks." Also "we say bring back the harmless glance of adoration and the long stare of wonder at your beauty. [...] cosmetic injectable etc. 
Dismissed Professional Services Poster 24/01/2018
0586-17 Nova Entertainment
Female voice describing the cost of breast enlargement:"from as little as $6999".
Dismissed Beauty Salon Radio 24/01/2018
0009-18 Microsoft Pty Ltd
An offensive, insensitive, dangerous and grossly inaccurate TV Commercial for HP computers depicting a "friendly" killer Great White shark.
Dismissed Retail TV - Free to Air 24/01/2018
0581-17 Puratap Pty Ltd
A man is asked to taste a glass of tap water and the conversation around pesticides is misleading people about the safety of water.
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries Radio 24/01/2018
0569-17 Commonwealth Bank of Australia
A customer named Gordon calls the CBA call centre, and the call is answered by an employee of Indian-appearance named Ishan. They realise they went to school together.
Dismissed Finance/Investment Internet - Social - Other 24/01/2018
0575-17 MECCA Brands Pty Ltd
The poster which promotes the beauty product and which is displayed at eye height of a 6-year-old on a stand next to the product reads as follows: "I see a hot, man in your future." I sense he will come in to your life, soon.He used to meet babes online, but now he's out in the real world.It will start with a coffee date, like all good romances do.He'll keep you on your toes with his dirty jokes. But he'll work his smooth moves on you, too. You'll spend a lot of time in the bathroom together.
Dismissed Beauty Salon Poster 24/01/2018
0587-17 Australian Human Rights Commission
Here is the link to the ad.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNjaLAib83oWhile I love what this organisation stands for being of ethnic race myself, I found it to be quite unfair to portray hard working taxi drivers in this light. They are part of the fabric of our community and already face so much racism and discrimination themselves. With everything they are currently facing and face on a daily basis - this is the last thing they need to have added to this.
Dismissed Community Awareness TV - Free to Air 24/01/2018
0582-17 Youfoodz
The Billboard details the wordsEat the BestFork the Rest
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries Billboard 24/01/2018
0004-18 Sportsbet
Melbourne Cup/merry ‘puntmas’ spring Gambling campaign
Dismissed Sport and Leisure Internet 24/01/2018
0008-18 Origin Energy
A husband is made to look foolish for thermally insulating his house and the wife is made to look smart for being on the Origin savernator website.
Dismissed House Goods Services TV - Free to Air 24/01/2018
0570-17 VIMN
Showing drastic body image type on a channel with a huge teen demographic, completely irresponsible to impressionable teenagers showing a woman amd guy who work out excessively. With so much pressure already on kids to look ‘perfect’ this promotes a distorted vue of what is ‘healthy’ shame on MTV and Chemist Warehouse for producing and airing such damaging material to young impressionable minds
Dismissed Health Products TV - Pay 24/01/2018
0576-17 Southern Cross Austereo
The advertisement featured wolf whistles, revving of engines and cat calls, as well as lines of copy such as "Make the boys think you are really attractive with your long luscious locks" and something about walking into a bar and making the boys stop in their tracks.
Dismissed Beauty Salon Radio 24/01/2018
February 2018
Case number Ad Standards description Determination Category Media Determination datesort descending
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
0024-18 Hotels Combined
A man and woman are looking at booking a hotel with a pool. The man rips off his clothing to be standing in just a bikini.
Dismissed Travel TV - Free to Air 07/02/2018
0011-18 Nepean Events
I have a problem with the photo for the advertising. Just the photo's of the hand holding the glass of wine or beer above the water. Dangerous behaviour.
Dismissed Entertainment Internet 07/02/2018
0039-18 Glue Store
A large image of a woman, with breasts covered but projected outward and pursed lips ready to be kissed overlooks the atrium.
Dismissed Clothing Poster 07/02/2018
0016-18 Lotterywest WA
"It's just not Christmas without scratchies"
Dismissed Gambling Poster 07/02/2018
0029-18 Ultra Tune Australia
Advertising ultra tune services for when people have car accidents/ breakdowns. 3 women in car who crash into a tiger then mike Tyson comes along to help.
Dismissed Automotive TV - Pay 07/02/2018
0023-18 FOXTEL Management Pty Ltd
Chris Hemsworth appears to hear a childs' soft toy talking to him, and becomes aggressive and destroys the toy.
Dismissed Entertainment TV - Pay 07/02/2018
0063-18 AHM Health Insurance
Health insurance add from AHM with a chiropractor, physiotherapist, naturopath, optometrist and dentist with an Aussie cricketer. Advertising for “health insurance you’ll actually use”.
Dismissed Insurance TV - Free to Air 07/02/2018
0015-18 McDonald's Aust Ltd
Shows an older couple with lots of children around playing and eating McDonald's
Dismissed Food/Bev Venue TV - Free to Air 07/02/2018
0028-18 Lottoland
A television commercial made up to look as though it is a news story - and shown within a news bulletin. People are celebrating their win.
Dismissed Gambling TV - Free to Air 07/02/2018

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