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April 2011
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0091-11 Australian Fast Foods
The “Real Quick Fix – Snack Burger” advertisement depicts a male aged approximately 25 years searching his apartment for loose change. The voiceover says “You don’t need a lot to get a real quick fix at Red Rooster”. The “Real Quick Fix” Snack Burger components are then shown separately and then together, with the $4.95 price. The voiceover says “Get our real chicken Snack Burger, famous Chips and real Coke, all for under five bucks”. The adult male is then shown taking a bite of the Snack Burger product.
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries 13/04/2011
August 1999
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254-99 Target Australia Pty Ltd
Target - Bras - "Bulls eye"
Dismissed Retail 10/08/1999
263-99 ihug into the internet
ihug into the internet
Dismissed 10/08/1999
October 2005
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260-05 McDonald's Aust Ltd
McDonald's - "release your inner child" - frozen adults with doors in their abdomen opening and small children climbing out, going to Maccas and returning with sandwich/burger and climbs back in. Adult unfreezes and is surprised to see food
Dismissed 11/10/2005
267-05 Woolworths Supermarkets
Woolworths - baby corn & fresh produce - in a field Woolies rep puts arm around farmer's shoulders and farmers says "Back off a bit, because you're making me feel nervous"
Dismissed 11/10/2005
276-05 George Weston Foods Limited
George Weston - Tip Top - Swirls Bread Movie Duets Sultana & Chocolate - young teenagers "Eat me"
Dismissed 11/10/2005
April 2014
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0110-14 RAMS Home Loans Pty Ltd
A puppet-ram talks to a workman with a ute, about financial issues. This man also has another workman working with him. The original guy has a discussion with the 'ram' about financial issues.
Dismissed Finance/Investment 23/04/2014
0118-14 San Remo
A couple getting intimate on a kitchen bench top
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries 23/04/2014
January 2009
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27-09 Meat & Livestock Australia Ltd
Meat & Livestock - Australia Day ad -Sam Kekovich used offensive language "rooted
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries 21/01/2009
July 2009
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272-09 Arnott's Biscuits Ltd
Arnotts 272/09 - Campbells Country Ladle Soup. Musician singing listing the negative aspects of the city lifestyle
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries 08/07/2009
November 2001
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279-01 McDonald's Aust Ltd
McDonald's - children's sport on Saturday
Dismissed 13/11/2001
April 2012
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0126-12 Yum Restaurants International
The Advertisement opens on the farm with the teenagers waking up and helping out the farmer with collecting and carrying bags of feed for the free range chickens on the farm. A female voiceover says that the KFC staff have been sent to the farm to see free range chickens first hand as KFC now serves free range chicken tenders. Various montage shots of the teenagers' farm experience are shown throughout the Advertisement, including a girl slipping on the muddy ground and teenagers rounding up the free range chickens on the farm.
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries 11/04/2012
November 2002
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281-02 Ford Motor Co of Aust Ltd
Ford - Falcon Utility - police cars and helicopters in pursuit of vehicle - 'It's unbelievably powerful'.
Dismissed 12/11/2002
September 2003
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284-03 Riviana Foods Pty Ltd
Riviana - Sharwoods Curry Paste - bottom half of man covered only by apron.
Dismissed 09/09/2003
May 2013
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0133-13 Woolworths Supermarkets
A general identification of a chain store and its products.
Dismissed Retail 01/05/2013
0140-13 Virbac Australia
A Man presents the Advertisement then images are shown of animals, carcasses, inc image of diseased cattle tongue.
Dismissed Professional Services 01/05/2013
September 2007
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287-07 Cerebos Foods
Cerebos - Riva Coffee - people dancing with shopping trolleys
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries 11/09/2007
292-07 Bonds Industries Ltd
Bonds - Kaleidoscope - young girls dancing in underwear to tune of "Marina Gasolina"
Dismissed Clothing 11/09/2007
March 2005
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29-05 Adelaide City Council
Adelaide City Council - a skateboarder is shown performing a jump without a helmet
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued 08/03/2005
December 2002
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299-02 Women's Policy Office WA
Women's Policy Office WA - Freedom from Fear - 2 ads - anti-domestic violence campaign - (1) man talking to his mirrored reflection and (2)man in garage/workshop cuts hand and kicks in anger - sound of argument, broken furniture, woman crying
Dismissed Community Awareness 10/12/2002
December 2010
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0488-10 Headstart International Pty Ltd
We see a real dog, wearing goggles, addressing some Rescue Pets puppies and telling them that they have to learn to swim. We then see these toy dogs in a swimming pool with a couple of young girls. A female voiceover says, "Always swim with an adult present".
Dismissed Toys and Games 08/12/2010
November 2004
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303-04 McDonald's Aust Ltd
McDonald's - grandmother gives child piggy bank containing $1 to encourage saving - child breaks piggy bank open and wants McDonald's ice cream
Dismissed 09/11/2004
November 2005
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307-05 Advertiser Newspapers Pty Ltd
Advertiser Newspapers - Adelaide Advertiser - Lipstick - man & woman in café at separate tables, making "eyes" at each other. Woman writes phone number on his newspaper with her lipstick and he responds by hitting her with the paper
Dismissed Media 08/11/2005
May 2011
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0161-11 HBF
A young boy is admiring how his older brother seemed to have figured out more in life (as he himself sits awkwardly next to a girl). He thinks back to the day when his older brother was in hospital and we flash back to footage of a concerned family looking lovingly at the older brother who is being wheeled off in a hospital bed. The younger boy narrates that this time when his brother was sick was difficult.
Dismissed Insurance 25/05/2011
October 2000
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313-00 Hidden Valley Australia Pty Ltd
Hidden Valley - mother-in-law
Dismissed Real Estate 17/10/2000
February 1999
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321-98 Wesley Mission
Wesley Mission - "Addiction."
Dismissed Community Awareness 09/02/1999
June 2013
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0179-13 Kellogg (Aust) Pty Ltd
These two advertisements for Kellogg LCM Original Cereal Bars are part of the LCM “exciting facts” promotion, and were broadcast during April and May 2013. An associated “exciting facts” app, available for iPhone and android, is promoted within the advertisements.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Food/Bev Groceries 12/06/2013
January 2011
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0530-10 Ugames
A male voice over describes a board game called Smart Ass and we see a group of people playing the game, as well as an animated Donkey (Ass) on the screen.
Dismissed Toys and Games 19/01/2011
May 2010
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0183-10 Pepsico Australia Holdings Pty Ltd
This “Octopus” advertisement opens on a beach with a man trying or arrange a date with the female behind the bar when calls for help a heard in the background. The man runs into the water to save a swimmer being attacked by an octopus. The man stabs the octopus with a beach umbrella and then escorts the victim from the water. The female behind the bar is very impressed by this heroism and accepts an invitation for a date that night.
Dismissed Food/Bev Groceries 12/05/2010
December 2004
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328-04 Domino's Pizza Australia Pty Ltd
Domino's - Bacon pizza - pig named Paul O'Connor
Dismissed 07/12/2004
July 2009
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330-09 Golden Casket Lottery Corporation Ltd
Golden Casket - Tattersall's Lottery TVC with man pushing in front of woman to buy lottery ticket.
Dismissed Gambling 22/07/2009
334-09 Jamba! GmbH
Jamba TVC 334/09 - Lust Mobile. Women in sexually explicit positions with pink lips covering private parts.
Upheld - Not Modified or Discontinued 22/07/2009
October 2003
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341-03 Versatile Buildings (Aust) Pty Ltd
Versatile Buildings - Totalspan - wife says about husband: 'So I let him have it.'
Dismissed 14/10/2003
February 2001
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1-01 Freedom Furniture Ltd
Freedom Furniture - burial of sofa
Dismissed 13/02/2001
352-00 Pacific Service Centres
Pacific Service Centres - mature woman driver makes 2-finger gesture
Dismissed 13/02/2001
376-00 Holden Ltd
Holden - Commodore - Mark Skaife talking about control provided by anti-lock braking system.
Dismissed 13/02/2001
September 2006
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349-06 Austar Entertainment Pty Ltd
Austar - Football - man takes little girl off swing then cuts it down to use wooden frame as goalposts
Dismissed Media 12/09/2006
May 2005
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101-05 Goodman Fielder Baking Australia
Goodman Fielder - Uncle Toby's - OT's - Ian Thorpe says it's "Fully Sick" to mother on phone who has 3 children who won't eat their cereal until she rings and consults Thorpie
Dismissed 10/05/2005
June 2014
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0209-14 Rinnai Australia Pty Ltd
The ad is a bogus research institute with a bath filled with electrically heated water and one filled with a controlled gas heater. A white coated "researcher" plunges a teddy bear in the hot bath and his legs turn bright pink as if scalded. The teddy frowns. It is done again in cool bath a teddy smiles.
Dismissed House Goods Services 25/06/2014
April 2000
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105-00 Clarks Shoes Ltd
Clarks Shoes - Hush Puppies - cross-dresser
Dismissed Clothing 11/04/2000
108-00 Roadshow Film Distributors Pty Ltd
Roadshow - "Scream 3"
Dismissed Entertainment 11/04/2000
July 2013
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0213-13 Kimberly-Clark Aust Pty Ltd
Mature woman stripping down to underwear.
Dismissed Toiletries 10/07/2013
0230-13 Nissan Motor Co (Aust) Pty Ltd
Nissan Pulsar racing through streets to get pregnant woman to hospital and recording their fastest time.
Upheld - Modified or Discontinued Vehicle 10/07/2013
November 1999
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355-99 Nestle Australia Ltd
Nestle - Life Savers
Dismissed 09/11/1999
March 2000
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36-00 Dubbo Appliance Centre
Dubbo Appliance Centre - Kleenmaid - hand on range hotplate
Dismissed Retail 14/03/2000
October 2008
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362-08 Theatre Tours Australia Pty Ltd
Theatre Tours - Busting Out - older ladies promoting nude show
Dismissed Entertainment 08/10/2008
September 2009
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367-09 Meei
Meei TV advertisement features a clad woman rotating and wearing a g-string. Also before and after face shots etc
Dismissed Health Products 09/09/2009
May 2007
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117-07 SEA FM
SEA FM - man speaks with speech impediment
Dismissed Media 08/05/2007
November 2003
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372-03 Penrite Oil Co. Pty Ltd
Penrite Oil - 'I'll make her purr like a pussy'
Dismissed Other 11/11/2003
March 1998
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12-98 Conference of Australian Milk Authorities
Conference of Australian Milk Authorities - milkman
Dismissed 10/03/1998

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