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November 2015
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0439-15 World Vision Australia
I have two young children watching cartoons on GO when this advertisement about an 8 year old girl who is raped and is forced to marry old men.
Dismissed Community Awareness TV - Free to Air 11/11/2015
November 2014
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0443-14 Ladbroke.com.au
group of men "shouting" meals,travel,accomodation on a Ladbrokes card
Dismissed Gambling TV - Free to Air 12/11/2014
April 2015
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0118-15 Sportsbet
The commercial behind with a scene at a gym, goes to a track side image with graphics related to golden slipper day- 2nd or 3rd cash back.
Dismissed Gambling TV - Free to Air 15/04/2015
0127-15 Blumers
An ad for injury compensation legal assistance. It depicts a power saw and a hand.
Dismissed Professional Services TV - Free to Air 15/04/2015
November 2016
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0447-16 Tabcorp
It was an ad about a man who leaves his family to go away for the weekend with friends, but then spends the whole day and night watching sports and using the TAB app on his phone set to the tune of "I Will Always Love You" by Bon Jovi. When he gets back the wife asks, "How was your weekend" and he smiles blissfully and says "great".
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Gambling TV - Free to Air 09/11/2016
April 2016
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0134-16 AAMI
Sexist it depicts only women as working in call centers for Aami which is extremely sexist - only attractive women are depicted
Dismissed Insurance TV - Free to Air 13/04/2016
October 2017
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0466-17 Youfoodz
A young boy around 7-8 years of age has a fork in his hand while dressed like a chef and repeatedly says "forking" during his speech, which is obviously meant to be "fucking". It is inappropriate and offensive that anyone would say that in a commercial - let alone a young child. Children watch The Block and this commercial has aired numerous times during The Block. It now has the word bleeped out.... but the intent is still there.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Food/Bev Groceries TV - Free to Air 25/10/2017
0463-17 Universal Pictures
Movie trailer for 'Happy Death Day' movie .Description From IMDB.com "A college student relives the day of her murder with both its unexceptional details and terrifying end until she discovers her killer's identity"This content is apparent in the advertising.
Dismissed Entertainment TV - Free to Air 25/10/2017
April 2017
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0141-17 Sonos Australia Pty Ltd
Shows disturbed female and involves blatant vandalism by smashing a window by throwing an object to smash a glass window in apparent frustration or anger. The sound of the smashing glass is supposedly to represent high fidelity qualities of the equipment.
Dismissed Retail TV - Free to Air 12/04/2017
0149-17 Holden Ltd
Holden trax. Made for mobile, so this ad was made with Mobil phones, showing making of ad with film crews and driving around.
Dismissed Vehicle TV - Free to Air 12/04/2017
November 2016
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0480-16 Apple
Two helium balloons meet up and join many other resulting in a massive number of balloons floating into the atmosphere.
Dismissed Mobile Phone or SMS TV - Free to Air 23/11/2016
0477-16 Lion
The advert describes people drinking alcohol and pressing a red button to have exhilarating experience, flying in air, jumping out of plane with a parachute.
Dismissed Alcohol TV - Free to Air 23/11/2016
May 2015
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0173-15 Lagoon Restaurant
It is an advertisement showcasing the open restaurant and the chef.
Dismissed Food/Bev Venue TV - Free to Air 27/05/2015
December 2014
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0518-14 QANTAS Airways Ltd
The latest Qantas advert is for workers from what appears to be remote locations going to fly home to family.
Dismissed Travel TV - Free to Air 10/12/2014
April 2018
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0180-18 Yum Restaurants International
The ad shows a man making barking noises at a cat to scare it and finally the cat retreats over the wall.
Dismissed Food/Bev Venue TV - Free to Air 24/04/2018
December 2017
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0532-17 Seek.com.au
Final scene shows close up of man wearing budgie smugglers that clearly shows the outline of his penis
Dismissed Clothing TV - Free to Air 06/12/2017
May 2016
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0214-16 Sportsbet
The men go to the supermarket and place a sport bet on line.
Dismissed Gambling TV - Free to Air 25/05/2016
May 2017
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0226-17 Volkswagen Group Australia Pty Limited
Promotion of the Volkswagon Amarok
Dismissed Vehicle TV - Free to Air 24/05/2017
June 2018
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0265-18 Underworks
An overtly sexual and demeaning representation of a woman semi clad including her spreading her legs in a full wide open croutch shot. Completely unnecessary and offensive to me and my 12 year old child.
Dismissed Lingerie TV - Free to Air 06/06/2018
July 2015
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0269-15 GlaxoSmithKline Australia Pty Ltd
Panadol
Dismissed Health Products TV - Free to Air 08/07/2015
July 2017
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0281-17 Harvey Norman
trying to show a reason to buy this product, we are shown bearded actors who supposedly have a bread? distribution business who rely on this product to expand their business and make it grow.
Dismissed Information Technology TV - Free to Air 12/07/2017
July 2018
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0307-18 Carnival Australia
An ad for a cruise line which uses the phrase 'ship yeah'.
Dismissed Travel TV - Free to Air 11/07/2018
August 2014
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0319-14 Tax Accounting & Super Centre
The images replicate a computer game. A woman walking along the street cries out "the tax man, no no" as a hooded man attacks her from behind. A super hero character flies down and he and the tax man pull out long guns and shoot each other. The tax man withers away, screaming. The woman hugs the super hero saying "you saved me".
Dismissed Finance/Investment TV - Free to Air 27/08/2014
0331-14 ZURU Toys
The advertisement is performed by Ann-Maree Biggar. It is advertising a toy called the 'TAMAGO'.
Dismissed Toys and Games TV - Free to Air 27/08/2014
August 2015
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0323-15 Freedom Insurance Pty Ltd
A couple going about their day, naked, with private parts covered by signage, food, etc.
Dismissed Insurance TV - Free to Air 26/08/2015
0327-15 Isuzu
They show in the add a D-max snatching another vehicle out of a bog hole.
Dismissed Vehicle TV - Free to Air 26/08/2015
January 2018
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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
February 2019
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0012-19 SodaStream Australia
Soda stream uses one reusable bottle to make hundreds of carbonated drinks, rather than wasting hundreds of bottles. Hundreds of plastic bottles are shown.
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries TV - Free to Air 06/02/2019
September 2014
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0343-14 Advanced Medical Institute
It was an AMI Advertisement that I saw on Channel 7 that had 3 ladies yelling from a balcony that they can't take it any more and that they want longer lasting SEX.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Professional Services TV - Free to Air 10/09/2014
0366-14 Global Shop Direct
There is an advertisement for Eurobed on TV that shows a quad bike ride over a mattress. There is a tiny hard to read warning about this unsafe activity.
Dismissed House Goods Services TV - Free to Air 10/09/2014
February 2016
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0020-16 Ultra Tune Australia
Ad for car servicing featuring two women in a car caught on a train track.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Automotive TV - Free to Air 10/02/2016
August 2019
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0261-19 Sportsbet
Sportsbet advertisement promoting the new iPhone app which features protesters, a scam victim and Todd Carney.
Dismissed Gambling TV - Free to Air 21/08/2019
January 2017
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0024-17 BCF
Ad for bcf. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Fu2mB2YIiZM
Dismissed Retail TV - Free to Air 18/01/2017
September 2019
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0296-19 General Motors Holden Australia NSC Ltd
This television advertisement features two storylines concurrently. One focussing on a vehicle travelling through the snow, and one focussing on a handbag snatcher.
Dismissed Automotive TV - Free to Air 25/09/2019
February 2019
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0040-19 Suzuki Australia Pty Limited
Advertisement for Suzuki Vitara.
Dismissed Vehicle TV - Free to Air 20/02/2019
0044-19 Mars Wrigley Confectionery
Ad for Wrigley's chewing gum that features one boy pushing another boy up against the wall.
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries TV - Free to Air 20/02/2019
February 2018
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0048-18 Bosch
Male tries to measure how much liquid to use in the washing machine. Young teen daughter shows him how to add liquid to machine.
Dismissed House Goods Services TV - Free to Air 07/02/2018
March 2019
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0056-19 Medibank Private Ltd
Channel 7 went to an adbreak from the news and immediately went to a Medibank Health Update which contained a reporter and an interviewee. A Channel 7 lower thirds chryon came up explaining upcoming news stories. It stayed on for a large duration of this advertorial. After it finished and the Channel 7 information went away a Medibank insurance ad came on as part of the normal ad break.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Health Products TV - Free to Air 06/03/2019
October 2014
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0389-14 AAMI
A man, holding a lunch container, in an office walks up to co-worker. We see that the lunch belongs to someone else. The man shrugs his shoulders and eats it anyway. At the end of the ad they show the lady looking for her missing lunch.
Dismissed Insurance TV - Free to Air 08/10/2014
June 2020
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0183-20 BMW Group Australia
This television advertisement features the tagline "Joy to come" and depicts scenes including a man sitting in a dark room, a person viewed through a window as it rains, a man laying down using his phone, close up imagery of a vehicle, people hugging, a couple on a beach and in the water, people playing basketball, people sitting on the beach, a group of women laughing in a vehicle, a man and two children running through the woods, a vehicle parked on a cliff, and a person skareboarding down the centre of a road.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Vehicle TV - Free to Air 24/06/2020
March 2016
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0068-16 Aussie Broadband
A man with a dressed chicken taped to his back runs off and another person lets a Rottwheeler dag loose to chase him.
Dismissed Information Technology TV - Free to Air 09/03/2016
0072-16 Coca-Cola South Pacific
It speaks of desire and shows a man standing between the open legs of a woman sitting in front of him and her skirt is up around her upper thighs. Also, he has his hands on her bare thighs.
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries TV - Free to Air 09/03/2016
November 2020
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0352-20 Greenstone Financial Services
This television advertisement shows a man getting two cups of water and going upstairs. As he's on the stairs, he dances up and down.
Dismissed Insurance TV - Free to Air 25/11/2020
March 2015
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0092-15 Club X
The ad was for fetish fantasy series, club x and fetish sex toys. A very suggestive ad.
Dismissed Sex Industry TV - Free to Air 25/03/2015
October 2014
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0421-14 City of Holdfast Bay
The ad showed a split screen with things to do around the Glenelg area in the day on the left hand side and at night on the right hand side. It had words with the images saying things like see view etc and at the end said something about visiting (?) the City of Holdfast Bay.
Dismissed Tourist Attractions TV - Free to Air 22/10/2014
March 2016
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0096-16 The Comfort Group
Couple in bed and the sheep says "so you've been faking it" and the female says "every night".
Dismissed House Goods Services TV - Free to Air 23/03/2016
March 2017
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0111-17 Jenny Craig Weight Loss Centres Pty Ltd
Standard slimmer person showing off a nicer figure and stating how much weight loss they had achieved through the offices of Jenny Craig.
Dismissed Slimming TV - Free to Air 08/03/2017
0115-17 Close Encounters
Scantily clad prostitute invites customers to telephone.
Dismissed Sex Industry TV - Free to Air 08/03/2017
November 2014
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0495-14 S C Johnson & Son Pty Ltd
Mr Muscle cleaning ad where the boy develops Mr Muscle so his mum can spend less time on cleaning and more time playing with him.
Dismissed House Goods Services TV - Free to Air 26/11/2014
May 2015
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0163-15 Tatts Lotteries
The ad features and animated cat walking along a brightly coloured animated street talking about a new type of game, Luckies Lottery. He talks about how fun the game is and describes the nature of the game (you can play every day, winner takes all).
Dismissed Gambling TV - Free to Air 13/05/2015

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