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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
February 2000
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14-00 Career One
careerone.com.au - 'Unequal Opportunity'
Dismissed Employment 08/02/2000
415-99 TMP Worldwide Pty Ltd
TMP Worldwide - Monster.com
Dismissed Employment Radio 08/02/2000
13-00 hotjobs.com
hotjobs.com - 'How to get ahead without giving it'
Dismissed Employment Outdoor 08/02/2000
423-99 Defence Force Recruiting Organisation
Defence Force Recruiting - 'I live with my girlfriend; I'm a normal guy'
Dismissed Employment 08/02/2000
May 2006
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177-06 Wise Employment
Wise Employment - "I can handle anything. I'm a SOLE PARENT"
Dismissed Employment Print 09/05/2006
February 2016
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0054-16 Seek.com.au
The billboard said something along the lines of whilst you are sitting in traffic on Parramatta Road we could be looking for your next dream job. I took we to mean you and seek.com.au. Next to the phrase there was a picture of a mobile phone with a sick icon and at two new alerts icon.
Dismissed Employment Billboard 24/02/2016
June 2006
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194-06 Jobs.com.au Pty Ltd
Jobs.com.au - billboard - overweight middle-aged white couple shown as "before" shot - "after" shot shows a young black sun-oil slicked couple with woman wearing gold bikini and bald male leaning his neck against her crotch
Dismissed Employment Outdoor 13/06/2006
210-06 Jobs.com.au Pty Ltd
Jobs.com.au - TV - Axel Johnson LIVE - Axel arrives at studio in yellow sports car and advises how he can transform you at jobs.com.au - overweight couple become slim & young, features dancers with pink wigs doing high kicks
Dismissed Employment 13/06/2006
April 2000
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91-00 Monster.com.au
Monster.com.au - 'sniffing' jellyfish
Dismissed Employment 11/04/2000
102-00 Clifton & Associates
Clifton & Associates - Ayer's Rock (Uluru) upside down
Dismissed Employment Outdoor 11/04/2000
August 2007
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233-07 Hippo Jobs Pty Ltd
Hippo - young couple kissing - no tops except for her bra with old lady standing over them and the caption "isn't it time to move out?"
Dismissed Employment Print 14/08/2007
August 2006
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279-06 Seek.com.au
Seek.com.au - doctor in operating theatre goes to toilet and doesn't wash hands then starts operating procedure
Dismissed Employment 08/08/2006
March 2016
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0087-16 Indeed
Jobs in electronics
Dismissed Employment TV - Free to Air 23/03/2016
January 2016
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0503-15 Australian Business Academy
In the 'from here to here' section of the ad, they show a mother with children in the 'from here' and the same woman in an office in the 'to here' section.
Dismissed Employment TV - Pay 20/01/2016
September 1999
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284-99 Defence Force Recruiting Organisation
Defence Force Recruiting - Duntroon - a young male officer says ‘Duntroon – you’re ten foot tall and bullet proof as you walk off grad parade’
Dismissed Employment 14/09/1999
February 2015
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0041-15 Employment Hero
The advertisement contains the phrase "pour shots until you call the shots. Get a real job"
Dismissed Employment Transport 25/02/2015
June 2007
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161-07 Defence Force Recruiting Organisation
Defence Force Recruiting - RMC - "Throughout history we've faced the challenges under a rising sun"
Dismissed Employment 12/06/2007
December 2007
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405-07 Recruitment Queensland
Recruitment Qld - male and female "boxercising" - male has hands down by his sides in defeat as woman excels in victory
Dismissed Employment Print 11/12/2007
October 1998
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151-98 Strategic Management Sciences
SMS Consulting Group - Strategic Mangmt Sciences) - "Nurse"
Dismissed Employment Print 13/10/1998
September 2000
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259-00 Eden Ritchie Recruitment Pty Ltd
Eden Ritchie Recruitment - naked child back to camera
Dismissed Employment Print 05/09/2000
April 2006
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97-06 Yooralla
Yooralla - long queue outside ladies' toilets - we see a confident-looking woman coming out of the men's toilet which was empty
Dismissed Employment Transport 11/04/2006
June 2017
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0227-17 Celebrity Experience
Invited young sarcastic confident young people to audition where scouts and agents from Disney or Nickalodeon might discover them
Dismissed Employment Radio 07/06/2017
February 2010
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42-10 The Age
The age/my career (42/10)TV. A man and dog growling at each other in aggressive way while CV submitted online - Headhunter
Dismissed Employment 10/02/2010
June 2015
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0230-15 Centrefold Lounge/Men's Gallery
The whole car is covered in advertising including large photo of a woman bending over, from behind with g string only on.
Dismissed Bars/Clubs Transport 10/06/2015
0239-15 Urban Purveyor Group
"old but new" type slogan. Had the same female juxtaposed in 2 images: one old (classic Bavarian dress), the other new (boobs falling out of a partially unbuttoned blouse
Dismissed Bars/Clubs Transport 10/06/2015
0224-15 Club Shoop
It was a large mobile billboard on the back of a truck, with women in suggestive stances with the word 'Explicit' across their chest and hips. I also have a photograph of the advertising in question if you require it to be sent in an email, please contact me
Dismissed Bars/Clubs Billboard - Mobile 10/06/2015
0238-15 Urban Purveyor Group
Two women - one in Bavarian costume small breasted labelled TraditionalThe other large breasted in modern dress labelled Modern The insinuation was that they were on the menu and you could choose either - nothing to do with selling beer and food
Dismissed Bars/Clubs Billboard 10/06/2015
March 2015
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0062-15 Kelly's on King
The poster advertises a 'pool comp' showing a woman with pool balls stuffed in her mouth.
Upheld - Not Modified or Discontinued Bars/Clubs Poster 11/03/2015
August 2016
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0334-16 Petersham Inn
The ad on the outside of the building for Petersham Inn says Hot girls get free drinks, along with pictures of half naked girls.
Dismissed Bars/Clubs Poster 10/08/2016
April 2013
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0104-13 Pelvis
"Pelvis Serve"- Goodgod Danceteria March 22 11pm.A picture of a naked woman under a table with breasts protruding through the table and the leg of the table between her legs.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Bars/Clubs Poster 10/04/2013
August 2013
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0271-13 Cringila Hotel
The advertisement uses three "barmaids" in low cut clothing to invite viewers to go to the Cringila Hotel to "have fun", suggests they will be there and includes a barmaid who fondles a billiard ball.
Dismissed Bars/Clubs 14/08/2013
October 2015
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0396-15 The Victory Hotel
The two billboards were strapped to the back of two separate walkers. They were headlined with TFIF and then followed with Thank F&[email protected] its Friday... Join us for... And then had the time and price of the cheap drink specials underneath.
Dismissed Bars/Clubs Billboard - Mobile 28/10/2015
0420-15 Urban Purveyor Group
The ad is of 3 women dressesd as beer wenches with alot of exposed cleavage holding big mugs of beer right in front of them and smiling suggestively. The middle women is holding a beer that has essentially "exploded" and is running out in front of her.
Dismissed Bars/Clubs Transport 28/10/2015
September 2014
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0381-14 Hougoumont Hotel
Black and white side image of a woman standing on her point shoes, a small ship on her head, and a ball and chain attached near her rear. Black background. Hougoumont hotel in white letters, "Bring your ball and chain" in yellow. Square logo of the Hougoumont hotel on the top of the picture.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Bars/Clubs Billboard 24/09/2014
November 2019
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0366-19 Spearmint Rhino Gentlemen's Club
This mobile billboard depicts a blonde woman in a white shirtand the text "Free Entry Tonight" along with details of the advertiser.
Dismissed Bars/Clubs Billboard - Mobile 13/11/2019
October 2014
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0414-14 Urban Purveyor Group
Video titled "Bavarian beauties training for Octoberfest Australia"
Dismissed Bars/Clubs Internet 08/10/2014
August 2014
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0335-14 Munich Brauhaus
There are a few on the concourse, but the one that stood out was a blonde very young woman with her boobs flashing out holding possibly a stein of beer to the side with "Wunderbar" next to it.
Dismissed Bars/Clubs Billboard 27/08/2014
April 2015
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0141-15 Clubs NSW
Club NSW advertisement features a range of scenarios of "bringing people together", mainly depicting social events within clubs and celebrations, but including family event.
Dismissed Bars/Clubs TV - Free to Air 29/04/2015
February 2017
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0081-17 Wilkies Showbar 140
Large outdoor signage in city heart of scantily clad strippers in lingerie and silhouettes of seemingly naked women in suggestive poses. Wording says "COLD BEER HOT GIRLS".
Dismissed Bars/Clubs Outdoor 22/02/2017
October 2013
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0348-13 Club Eastside - Alice Springs
Shows footage of pokies and bar/alcohol with music playing then fades to 'club eastside' logo on white background.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Bars/Clubs 09/10/2013
June 2013
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0196-13 Cam River Signs
It depicts a symbol for a female + a symbol for a male = a symbol depicting two wedding rings. Then underneath it states it is "designed by God". It then also says that it is representative of churches in "Wynyard and Somerset" which is the next town.
Dismissed Religion/Beliefs Billboard 12/06/2013
March 2017
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0108-17 Latter Day Saints Church
This was an ad stating Mormons, a picture of a bible, a couple walking with a very small. Hold between them.
Dismissed Religion/Beliefs TV - Free to Air 08/03/2017
March 2016
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0064-16 Marriage Alliance
An image with a depiction of a sad woman sitting at a desk with a noose around her neck, apparently about to commit suicide by hanging. The image is captioned 'Same sex marriage increases PC bullying in the workplace'. The image is currently available at https://twitter.com/MarriageAll/status/694826988427554816.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Religion/Beliefs Internet - Social - Other 09/03/2016
June 2013
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0217-13 South Australian Tourism Commission
Advert promoting Barossa Valley.
Dismissed Tourist Attractions Cinema 26/06/2013
December 2013
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0425-13 Warner Village Theme Parks
An internet ad on the side bar of the smh.com homepage showing youing girls coming down a slide at a water park.
Dismissed Tourist Attractions Internet 11/12/2013
January 2015
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0562-14 Museum of Old and New Art
Sex and drugs $20 MONAWelcome to Hobart
Dismissed Tourist Attractions Billboard 14/01/2015
November 2013
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0395-13 Adventure World
A very large oversized billboard erected on the grounds of Adventure World, and amusement park in Bibra Lake which is situated at a very busy traffic intersection, and is completely inescapable at a red light. Its also not such an easy road to bypass (or I would).
Dismissed Tourist Attractions Billboard 27/11/2013
March 2014
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0085-14 Air New Zealand Ltd
The advertisement/safety video is titled 'Safety in Paradise'. It is set on the Cook Islands.
Dismissed Tourist Attractions Internet 26/03/2014
May 2016
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0215-16 South Australian Tourism Commission
Video is a shortened version of SATC's 'Adelaide: Breathe' video campaign. The advertisement depicts a variety of things, filmed mostly around Adelaide and surrounding regions. It follows, generally, a person dressed as an astronaut landing and then exploring the region and various aspects of it such as wine, sports venues, and art galleries. It is set to Emma Louise's 'Never Tear Us Apart'.
Dismissed Tourist Attractions TV - Free to Air 25/05/2016

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