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July 2017
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0329-17 Crazy Horse Revue Pty Ltd
The new as for Crazy horse is vile. It shows multiple women in see through lingerie all being shown into a room with an old man seated in a chair. The women then bend over him showing their rear end in lingerie.
Dismissed Sex Industry TV - Free to Air 26/07/2017
August 2018
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0341-18 ITP- the Income Tax Professionals
The TV ad shows man in the roof doing DIY home electrical work. He gets electrocuted, falls through the ceiling but only suffers a sore arm and cut to the forehead.
Dismissed Finance/Investment TV - Free to Air 08/08/2018
February 2018
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0018-18 Reckitt Benckiser (Aust) Pty Ltd
In the add the woman drags her child in a pram up a staircase. This is not good behaviour and should not be shown as a thing somebody should be doing. It is dangerous and irresponsible as the pram could slip and the child could be hurt.
Dismissed Health Products TV - Free to Air 07/02/2018
September 2015
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0350-15 Johnson & Johnson Pacific Pty Ltd
Advertisement shows two cartoon characters with blocked noses one of the characters loses a load of "snot" for want of a better word all over the "floor" surrounding it. I and my family who were visiting found this disgusting. Even MY GRANDCHILDREN were saying "Yuk that was disgusting Nanna"
Dismissed Health Products TV - Free to Air 09/09/2015
September 2015
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0358-15 Alpha Finance
Woman driving in car with male passenger, playing loud music and making dancing movements
Dismissed Finance/Investment TV - Free to Air 23/09/2015
February 2019
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0031-19 Ladbroke.com.au
Ladbrokes advertising gambling on australian open. Features a close up of a woman's bust swinging a tennis raquet.
Dismissed Gambling TV - Free to Air 06/02/2019
February 2016
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0040-16 Ultra Tune Australia
Ultra Tune selling their services by portraying 2 women in cars in 'unexpected' situations from driving off a cliff instead of reversing.
Dismissed Automotive TV - Free to Air 10/02/2016
0004-16 Nimble Australia
A women has just come back from holidays to find that the apartment has been taken over by people, in which there is an Asian decent man in a pair of white underwear (offensive) brushing his teeth, then a man dressed in a rabbit custom which gives misleading advice to Nimble the money so that she can move.Then their is part two to the ad where the women is packing her and the Rabbit is talking away with a goat standing behind him, the goat turns around with a pair of underwear on its head and the Rabbit says "Come on Spanky"
Dismissed Finance/Investment TV - Free to Air 10/02/2016
0008-16 AICS
Tv advert showing male driving a car while not watching the road and then observing some image on small girl's mobile phone, crashing car.
Dismissed Professional Services TV - Free to Air 10/02/2016
0012-16 Australian Insurance Holdings
Captain Risky does some stunts and ends the commercial urinating into his own mouth
Dismissed Insurance TV - Free to Air 10/02/2016
September 2018
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0377-18 Toyota Motor Corp Aust Ltd
Parents day at school with parents telling school kids what they do for a living. There's a fireman, a pilot (man). No prizes for guessing the female was a nurse.
Dismissed Vehicle TV - Free to Air 12/09/2018
February 2017
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0052-17 Universal Pictures
This is an ad for a movie called 'Split' that is about to begin in cinemas. It is the story of a man with spilt personalities who kidnaps, tortures, kiss young girls.
Dismissed Entertainment TV - Free to Air 08/02/2017
0056-17 Mercedes-Benz Aust/Pacific P/L
The advertisement was promoting a Mercedes Benz sale
Dismissed Vehicle TV - Free to Air 08/02/2017
September 2016
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0385-16 Nestle Australia Ltd
Family including children eating giant snake lollies
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries TV - Free to Air 14/09/2016
March 2019
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0060-19 Yum Restaurants International
TVC featured a school play, parents in the audience were bored of the kids performance, teenager shows mum an ad on her phone with KFC deal and mum shouts out 'shut up and take my money', next scene they were seating KFC whilst upset children look on.
Dismissed Food/Bev Venue TV - Free to Air 06/03/2019
September 2018
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0420-18 Volkswagen Group Australia Pty Limited
Driving a new VW Polo car by a young man with his father preceded by his life history of accidents and crazy stunts.
Dismissed Vehicle TV - Free to Air 26/09/2018
March 2018
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0103-18 Stan
We love watching the cricket over summer as a family. My 15 year old, 11 year old and 8 year old all love sitting and watching with us. I am however concerned and disappointed with some of the ads that are shown in the breaks. Three that I will use as examples. Firstly, the 'Romper Stamper' ad, with the frightening faces in masks and violence, was excessive.
Dismissed Entertainment TV - Free to Air 07/03/2018
October 2018
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0432-18 Sportsbet
Interruption of a process - in particular, turning a clay pot, resulting in the destruction of the item being worked on, implying that none of these pastimes are as satisfying or valuable as a sportsbet multi. 
Dismissed Gambling TV - Free to Air 10/10/2018
0440-18 Inspirations Paint
Woman was cleaning up after husband and he texted her saying he was at the pub and she sent back a smiley face.
Dismissed House Goods Services TV - Free to Air 10/10/2018
April 2015
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0107-15 Stihl Pty Ltd
A man displays a Stihl Chainsaw, and then casually places that unshielded chainsaw on top of an unstable pile of material in the back of a utility (in which a young lad is also sitting).
Dismissed Hardware/Machinery TV - Free to Air 15/04/2015
0111-15 William Hill
The advertisement shows man unable to make a decision regarding sausage tools or meat pies and states not to sit on the fence
Dismissed Gambling TV - Free to Air 15/04/2015
March 2016
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0119-16 Comparethemarket.com.au
Compare the market. Meercats.
Dismissed Insurance TV - Free to Air 23/03/2016
July 2019
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0217-19 Electrolux Home Products
Advertising a hotplate with smart controls
Dismissed House Goods Services TV - Free to Air 10/07/2019
October 2018
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0457-18 Volkswagen Group Australia Pty Limited
Emphasises power and 4wd ability of VW Amarock - including a scene suggesting a car narrowly overtakes two trucks.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Vehicle TV - Free to Air 24/10/2018
September 2019
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0294-19 Vodafone Hutchison Australia
This television advertisement depicts a woman wearing a helmet as she rides a longboard down a hill.
Dismissed Telecommunications TV - Free to Air 25/09/2019
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
December 2019
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0399-19 Dept Justice & Community Safety - Victoria
This television advertisement portrays firefighters and bushfire survivors gathered in a community centre in rural Victoria reflecting on their shared experience. It includes flash back scenes of three fictionalised stories including a memory of a firefighter helping children escape through a fence; a woman and her partner trying to escape via a car; a family making the heartbreaking decision to leave without their pet.
Dismissed Community Awareness TV - Free to Air 11/12/2019
January 2020
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0023-20 Mitchell's Quality Foods
Series of TV commercials promoting the Lite n' Easy Jump Start weight loss program. It features multiple Lite n' Easy testimonials who have lost weight using Lite n' Easy.
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries TV - Free to Air 22/01/2020
0019-20 LTD Rentals
This television advertisement features a group of elderly people being herded towards a bus by a man on a horse with a whip.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Automotive TV - Free to Air 22/01/2020
January 2015
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0480-14 Federal Tyres Cairns
This is only the approximate time and date of the Advertisement, but has been played a number of times.It advertises Federal Tyres in Cairns, and at the end of the advertisement, the ad features the owner doing a massive burnout in the driveway of the tyre retail store of Federal Tyres.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Automotive TV - Free to Air 28/01/2015
November 2017
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0484-17 Yum Restaurants International
Mothers and daughters in 2 cars at traffic lights. One has a trophy from a competition and other has purchased take away. Ad is promoting the fast food as better than trophy. Also shows cynical looks from mother and girl towards girl who has succeeded in competition.
Dismissed Food/Bev Venue TV - Free to Air 08/11/2017
April 2020
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0125-20 Youi
This advertisement depicts a close up scene of a South-African man looking directly into the camera, and who is introduced as Lovemore. The viewer is invited to make an assumption about the man. The voice-over states that by making assumptions, you don’t see the individual. The advertisement goes on to describe the man, who is shadow-boxing, as a former boxer and world-title winner, who is now a lawyer, and who is passionate about fighting for justice and his two grandkids. The voiceover states that at Youi, we don’t make assumptions; we listen. Our insurance is for individuals.
Dismissed Insurance TV - Free to Air 08/04/2020
June 2020
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0198-20 Johnson & Johnson Pacific
This television advertisement for Codral shows scenes of people adapting to isolation and social distancing requirements.
Dismissed Health Products TV - Free to Air 24/06/2020
April 2018
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0165-18 The Proactiv Company
TV ad for Proactiv Skin Care
Dismissed Health Products TV - Free to Air 11/04/2018
September 2020
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0265-20 Kellogg (Aust.) Pty Ltd
This television advertisement depicts two children rushing to a store to buy milk so they can have Coco Pops, then arriving home to their father eating the cereal as he'd just gone to get milk.
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries TV - Free to Air 09/09/2020
January 2016
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0511-15 Patties Foods Pty Ltd
The TV advertisement promotes Patties Party Pies. The advertisement opens with a mother taking Party Pies out of the oven and calling, “Daniel, the Party Pies are ready”. Music similar to the Star Wars theme then begins as the family heads towards the kitchen in slow motion to eat the Party Pies, chanting to the song. Their son then appears dressed as an astronaut walking slowly down the stairs to the kitchen, as the parents continue chanting to the music and thumping the table. The boy sits at the table and takes off his helmet as the father passes him a party pie.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Food/Bev Groceries TV - Free to Air 20/01/2016
November 2017
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0524-17 Harvey Norman
Harvey Norman, children placing hands and face on ovens & cooktops.
Dismissed Retail TV - Free to Air 22/11/2017
May 2015
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0180-15 Planet ARK
Describing the environmental benefits of wood. Presented by Peter Maddison.On youtube: https://youtu.be/3lmAAkjIzKs
Dismissed Other TV - Free to Air 13/05/2015
January 2015
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0539-14 Road Safety Advisory Council
Puppets trying to promote road safety and take a pledge
Dismissed Community Awareness TV - Free to Air 14/01/2015
0547-14 Motor Accident Commission SA
Drink and drive? Grow up
Dismissed Community Awareness TV - Free to Air 14/01/2015
January 2017
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0587-16 Harley-Davidson Australia Pty Ltd
A man riding a motor bike then taking a toddler on it driving it home.
Dismissed Vehicle TV - Free to Air 18/01/2017
June 2015
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0210-15 Nestle Australia Ltd
A man, dressed only in an apron, extols the virtues of Nestle Condensed Milk. In front of him is a table full of baked goods, supposedly made with condensed milk.
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries TV - Free to Air 10/06/2015
June 2017
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0241-17 Samsung Electronics Aust Pty Ltd
It showed an Ostrich with a "gadget" on its face and it was running very fast. I would image the Ostrich was terrified and that is why it was running. Then it fell.
Dismissed Telecommunications TV - Free to Air 07/06/2017
June 2018
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0261-18 Nissan Motor Co (Aust) Pty Ltd
The advertisement is a series of shots of a woman going about her daily business, all the while being bombarded with input from other people in her day to day life. The footage then shifts to her driving a Nissan SUV.The video is available in full on the Nissan youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lg0zkBK_AEM
Dismissed Vehicle TV - Free to Air 06/06/2018
July 2016
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0307-16 Global Shop Direct
This is an advertisement for a plastic "welding" product that a person can use in the home to repair broken plastic items. (Such as sunglasses, children's toys, etc)
Dismissed Hardware/Machinery TV - Free to Air 27/07/2016
August 2015
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0315-15 Mitsubishi Motors Aust Ltd
A man is shopping with his partner and appers bored. His mates parachute in wiht a Triton to "rescue" him and take him to particiapte in a "more manly" activity.
Dismissed Vehicle TV - Free to Air 12/08/2015
February 2014
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0020-14 Woolworths Supermarkets
There are two BWS ads with the same theme just different scenarios. The thrust is every day and any event, regardless of how trivial it may seem is a special day to celebrate and have a drink.
Dismissed Alcohol TV - Free to Air 12/02/2014
August 2018
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0359-18 Suncorp
The ad shows a child dancing around a kitchen with a sprinkler on, and the song "Thrift Shop" plays. 
Dismissed Finance/Investment TV - Free to Air 22/08/2018
August 2017
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0363-17 Roadshow Film
The advertisement was a trailor for the movie 'Annabelle Creation'.
Dismissed Entertainment TV - Free to Air 23/08/2017
February 2015
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0037-15 Subaru (Aust) Pty Ltd
All New Subaru Outback Value uses the term Corroborree.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Vehicle TV - Free to Air 25/02/2015

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