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E.g., 18/08/2022
March 2021
Case number Ad Standards description Determinationsort descending Category Media Determination date
0057-21 Crown Melbourne Limited
This Instagram advertisement made by Anna Heinrich includes four images of Ms Heinrich and her husband at the hotel, and the text "We can’t wait to get back and treat ourselves to a staycay at Crown Towers Melbourne and Perth – both just received the Forbes 5 Star Rating [clap hands emoji].The only hotel group in Australia to win the award for multiple hotels. CONGRATS! #CrownTowers #CrownHotels #crownpartner".
Dismissed Travel Internet - Social - Instagram 10/03/2021
March 2021
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0058-21 Kellogg (Aust.) Pty Ltd
This television advertisement is for Pringles and features a group of friends sitting around a couch.
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries TV - Free to Air 24/03/2021
0059-21 Binge
This television advertisement features footage from the show 'The Walking Dead'.
Dismissed Entertainment TV - Free to Air 24/03/2021
0060-21 The Walt Disney Company
This television advertisement is promoting the Disney Plus subscription service and features two zombie-like characters.
Dismissed Entertainment TV - Free to Air 24/03/2021
0061-21 Kot Nails
This billboard advertisement features an image of a woman receiving a beauty treatment, a part of a woman's face and hands including her manicured nails, text in english detailing what the business offers and text in Chinese which translates to "If you are not beautiful, how can you have a beautiful life?".
Dismissed Beauty Salon Billboard 24/03/2021
0066-21 Yum Restaurants International
This television advertisement features a woman standing with a man who is presumably her date. The woman sees a friend and goes to introduce her date, however pauses as she has forgotten his name. The woman asks, "Did someone say KFC?" And the two women are then seen eating KFC.
Dismissed Food/Bev Venue TV - Free to Air 24/03/2021
0067-21 Treasury Wines Estates
This TV on demand ad is for squealing pig wines and features a husband and wife having dinner, both played by the same male actor.
Dismissed Alcohol TV - On Demand 24/03/2021
0068-21 PETA Australia
This in-app advertisement features video footage of very young piglets in distress and includes the text "Please...help me.", "I don't want to die here.", "What did they do to her?" and a request for people to donate.
Dismissed Community Awareness App 24/03/2021
April 2021
Case number Ad Standards description Determinationsort descending Category Media Determination date
0052-21 Primo Foods
This television advertisement features children in football uniforms with one girl rapping about the 'stackers' product. She continues rapping in the back of the car with two other children. One of the children is seen to hold a large stack of biscuits, cheese and meat.
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries TV - Free to Air 14/04/2021
0070-21 Nine Network Australia Pty Ltd
This Facebook advertisement features an image of a woman lying on her stomach wearing a g-string while a man can be seen biting her exposed buttock.
Dismissed Media Internet - Social - Facebook 14/04/2021
0071-21 WDS
This digital billboard advertisement features images of three women, with their online names and the names of the website.
Dismissed Sex Industry Billboard - Digital 14/04/2021
0072-21 Primo Foods
This television advertisement is a beach sene with a young girl offering the product to beachgoers as she sings a song. The line “Australia’s favourite bacon” is said in unison by everyone on the beach, while the shot zooms out to depict the crowd of people in the shape of Australia.
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries TV - Free to Air 14/04/2021
0073-21 IAG Insurance
This television advertisement features children discovering that trees have been marked for removal. The children put up signs to raise awareness that the trees are also the koala’s home. The advertisement ends with the trees no longer marked for removal.
Dismissed Insurance TV - Free to Air 14/04/2021
0075-21 SA Police
This television advertisement follows a young man leaving a pub and driving home. On the way he passes a booze bus, a vulnerable road user, an ambulance and a crash site. We hear his self reflective internal monologue as he drives, ending with the realization that he is a 'selfish prick'.
Dismissed Community Awareness TV - Free to Air 14/04/2021
0078-21 Reckitt Benckiser
This television advertisement for Finish dishwashing features a comparison between hand washing dishes and dishwashers.
Dismissed House Goods Services TV - Free to Air 14/04/2021
0080-21 Entain Group Pty Ltd
The name 'Mike Iceberg appears on a TV screen as his name is announced. A marching band enters the room with people firing confetti cannons and mascots climbing onto desks. A man (Mark Wahlberg) riding a red motorcycle decorated as a horse exclaims "I am here to show you all how to Ladbroke it". An office employee goes to take a drink of water and Mike Iceberg knocks it out of his hand. He then provides examples of how to Ladbroke things.
Dismissed Gambling TV - Free to Air 14/04/2021
0081-21 Sportsbet
This television advertisement features a satirical portrayal of cup carrying as though it was an Olympic sport.
Dismissed Gambling TV - Free to Air 14/04/2021
0089-21 Aussie Broadband
There are multiple versions of this television advertisement showing people in their gardens using a hose. The words 'freaking' and 'bloody' are used.
Dismissed Information Technology TV - Free to Air 14/04/2021
April 2021
Case number Ad Standards description Determinationsort descending Category Media Determination date
0079-21 PointsBet Australia Pty Limited
This print advertisement features a woman in a red dress holding a gold club and a phone. On the phone screen the brand app can be seen. The advertisement also includes the words, "$4 profiteer run 1st or 2nd golden slipper". and the Instagram handle of the woman.
Dismissed Gambling Print 28/04/2021
0083-21 Suzuki Australia Pty Limited
This television advertisement features a man riding a car like it is a motorcycle.
Dismissed Vehicle TV - Free to Air 28/04/2021
0084-21 Honey Birdette
There are three versions of this poster advertisement which feature the text 'Gabrielle PINK'.
Dismissed Lingerie Poster 28/04/2021
0085-21 Sojo Pty Ltd
This television advertisement features Nick Cummings and Danielle Scott wearing underwear. Danielle dances and it is shown that Nick is using a leafblower to add wind. They switch and Nick stands in a Superman pose as Danielle uses the leafblower.
Dismissed Lingerie TV - Free to Air 28/04/2021
0086-21 Bupa
This television advertisement features two children on a trampoline.
Dismissed Insurance TV - Free to Air 28/04/2021
0088-21 Jack of all Fades
The front of this flyer features an image of a hand in a glove holding a tattoo gun, with text promoting the business. The back of the flyer features the text 'It's not just a haircut, it's an experience. A fresh fade gets you laid..." and an image of a bearded man.
Dismissed Beauty Salon Mail 28/04/2021
0091-21 Positive Pumping
This transport advertisement features a cartoon image of a woman with her mouth open and wearing strappy black bra and underpants, and holding a hose and nozzle.
Dismissed Hardware/Machinery Transport 28/04/2021
0093-21 Tom Waterhouse
This Facebook advertisement features Tom Waterhouse speaking to camera in a manner similar to known Ubereats advertisements.
Dismissed Gambling Internet - Social - Facebook 28/04/2021
0094-21 Entain Group Pty Ltd
This television advertisement depicts two men singing the song ‘The Gambler' by Kenny Rogers.
Dismissed Gambling TV - Free to Air 28/04/2021
0095-21 Subaru (Aust) Pty Ltd
The advertisement begins with a father giving his son a car in the 1980's. The advertisement follows several groups of people, moving through time and showing different models of cars.
Dismissed Vehicle TV - Free to Air 28/04/2021
0096-21 Department of Social Services
At a BBQ, a boy throws a ball at a girl standing against a garage as she yells for him to stop.
Dismissed Community Awareness TV - Free to Air 28/04/2021
0097-21 Northern Territory Tourism
This television advertisement features a woman in a yellow dress approaching and hugging a small kangroo.
Dismissed Travel TV - Free to Air 28/04/2021
0098-21 Menulog
This TV On Demand advertisement features an orange convertible vehicle driving around with two men. At two points, the vehicle uses hydraulics to raise the back of the vehicle up and down.
Dismissed Food/Bev Venue TV - On Demand 28/04/2021
0100-21 Optus Communications
This television advertisement features a couple speaking about the mobile service provider. The woman speaks for most of the advertisement and then asks the man to agree with her regarding not requiring other unwanted nonsense in their service. He agrees, but then begins to say that "a little bit of unwanted nonsense now and again wouldn't-". The woman cuts him off by saying "No Ricky". He agrees again and laughs.
Dismissed Mobile Phone or SMS TV - Free to Air 28/04/2021
0101-21 Honey Birdette
This Instagram advertisement features an image of a woman's buttocks, wearing yellow strappy underpants and a white skirt that is lifted to waist height.
Dismissed Sex Industry Internet - Social - Instagram 28/04/2021
0102-21 GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Australia Pty Ltd
This Pay TV advertisement depicts a man going about his hectic and high-pressure workday as a chef. A voiceover discusses the intensity of his day, and how he doesn’t want to let his team down in the kitchen.
Dismissed Health Products TV - Pay 28/04/2021
0103-21 eHarmony
This television advertisement has four versions featuring various couples.
Dismissed Professional Service TV - Free to Air 28/04/2021
0104-21 Meat Mama
This website advertisement states "100% Grass-Fed/Organic", and the accompanying google search result states "100% Grass-Fed / Organic / Free-range Meat Delivery".
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries Internet 28/04/2021
0105-21 Eskimo Nell's
This outdoor advertisement depicts a cartoon image of a woman on skiis wearing a bikini, red hat and boots. The text states "Eskimo Nell's Ice Supplies".
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries Outdoor 28/04/2021
0106-21 Monte Carlo Pizzeria
This flyer and Facebook advertisement depicts a pizza and states that a one metre long pizza is $35 each, normal price $60.
Dismissed Food/Bev Venue Mail 28/04/2021
May 2021
Case number Ad Standards description Determinationsort descending Category Media Determination date
0107-21 Austrack Campers
This radio advertisement features a reference to "missus".
Dismissed Sport and Leisure Radio 12/05/2021
0108-21 Super Cheap Auto Pty Ltd
This television advertisement features staff discussing a sale. One suggests that the store should sell dog costumes and robotic arms.
Dismissed Automotive TV - Free to Air 12/05/2021
0109-21 Huddle
This television advertisement has three versions, two featuring a woman and her niece and one featuring a woman by a pool.
Dismissed Insurance TV - Free to Air 12/05/2021
0112-21 The Derm Lab
This billboard advertisement features two images of a person's stomach. The first image has the text "Baseline" under it, and the second has the text "12 weeks post treatment" under it. Text over the images states "New Year New you!".
Dismissed Professional Service Billboard 12/05/2021
0114-21 Wild Secrets
This advertisement features scenes including various close ups of women's faces, various women standing, a woman laying on a rock, and people around a campfire, touching their hands together.
Dismissed Sex Industry TV - Free to Air 12/05/2021
0116-21 Sarah's Day
This Instagram is a post by Sarah's Day and features an image of a woman in a white robe holding a jar.
Dismissed Toiletries Internet - Social - Instagram 12/05/2021
0117-21 La'Bang Body
This Instagram is a post by Sarah's Day and features an image of a woman in a white robe holding a jar.
Dismissed Toiletries Internet - Social - Instagram 12/05/2021
0119-21 Activision Pty Ltd
This TV On Demand advertisement is promoting Call of Duty and features scenes of explosions, shooting and a hellhound (a dog that also bursts into flames).
Dismissed Entertainment TV - On Demand 12/05/2021
0111-21 Carlton and United Breweries
This television advertisement features the claim that VB is brewed with 100% solar energy.
Dismissed Alcohol TV - Free to Air 12/05/2021
0113-21 Honey Birdette
This Facebook advertisement is a sponsored post and features a woman in black lingerie speaking to a tennis umpire who is off camera.
Dismissed Lingerie Internet - Social - Facebook 12/05/2021
May 2021
Case number Ad Standards description Determinationsort descending Category Media Determination date
0118-21 TAFE SA
This television advertisement features a scene of a welder standing below a ship. He is welding wearing a high-vis jacket, gloves and a face mask/helmet.
Dismissed Education TV - Free to Air 26/05/2021
0120-21 AHM Health Insurance
The radio advertisement features a woman’s internal monologue as she decides whether to get health insurance. She refers to gettings "bangs".
Dismissed Insurance App 26/05/2021

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